Edward Sugar

Mr. Sugar is Founder and Principal of EAS Advisors, LLC, a private New York based corporate advisory boutique that provides a unique service to companies operating in the natural resources, industrial and commodity sectors. The foundation of EAS is built on knowledge, capital markets insight and access to a deep pool of both traditional and non-traditional sources of capital. Founded in 2008 EAS has participated in over $6.5 billion of successful transactions since inception, providing support and capital for several of the world’s leading natural resource companies.

With more than 25-years of experience in commodities and related sectors. Eddie was the Managing Director of Jefferies & Co. in New York from 1999 till 2008, responsible for international equity sales and trading prior to the founding of EAS.

Prior to Jefferies, Eddie worked as Managing Director for Marc Rich & Co. in Sydney, Australia and as a personal and private advisor to Solomon Lew and his associated companies out of Melbourne, Australia.

Following the completion of his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Wollongong, Eddie began his career in New York as Vice President on the Asian equities sales and trading desk at Barclays de Zoete Wedd.