Our People
A talented global team
Whatever your needs, we can assist you with our large global team of talented professionals. All have relevant experience in the energy and commodities sectors; a high proportion hold a PhD from a highly regarded university.
You’ll find our team members understand you; that’s because they’ve been where you are. They’ve worked in senior roles and as risk managers, analysts and traders in the private and public sector. Utilities, banks, government, consulting and systems vendors are all represented, providing broad and granular cross-sector expertise.
Of course success is built on strong foundations. Lacima was founded by two of the leading pioneers that shaped today’s energy markets through their research in energy risk modelling and valuation: Dr Les Clewlow and Dr Chris Strickland.
Dr Chris Strickland
PhD (Finance) &
MSc (Mathematics), University of Warwick
, BA (Pure Mathematics - First Class Honours), University of Liverpool
Chris Strickland is a co-founder of Lacima. He is an Associate Research Fellow at the School of Finance and Economics, University of Technology, Sydney and the Financial Options Research Centre, University of Warwick.
Chris works extensively with senior executives consulting on energy risk management and complex derivative valuation issues. Furthermore, Chris is a recognised expert for expert witness testimonials. Previously Chris worked for RBC Gilts Ltd and Kitcat and Aitken & Co in London.
Chris is the co-author of the books Energy Derivatives Pricing and Risk Management and Implementing Derivatives Models and co-editor of the book Exotic Options: The State of the Art, and has a regular series of articles in Energy Risk Magazine. Chris was named in the Energy Risk's Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2009 he was named in an elite international group of five by Energy Risk Magazine as a pioneering quantitative analyst who has made an outstanding contribution to energy trading and has shaped today's global energy markets.
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Dr Les Clewlow
PhD (Computer Science), University of Warwick ,
BSc (Physics with Astrophysics - First Class Honours), Birmingham University
Les Clewlow is a co-founder of Lacima. He is an Associate Research Fellow at the School of Finance and Economics, University of Technology, Sydney and the Financial Options Research Centre, University of Warwick.
Les has extensive consulting experience at the senior executive level in energy valuation and risk management and system design and implementation, as well as a proven ability for problem solving for computationally advanced problems.
Les is the co-author of the books Energy Derivatives Pricing and Risk Management and Implementing Derivatives Models and co-editor of the book Exotic Options: The State of the Art, and has a regular series of articles in Energy Risk Magazine. Les was named in the Energy Risk's Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2009 he was named in an elite international group of five by Energy Risk Magazine as a pioneering quantitative analyst who has made an outstanding contribution to energy trading and has shaped today's global energy markets.
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