TENACITAS
Stay with
the search.
Keep investigating. Follow the evidence. Work through difficult briefs. The right appointment deserves persistence.
About Us
The Firm Behind the Search
Specialist commodity executive search, research and long-term relationships across international markets.
Imperium Commodity Search was founded in 2018 by Jonathan Margrave and Mark Taylor, bringing together their experience in recruitment and commodity headhunting to build a specialist firm with a more considered approach to search.
Today, we work with trading houses, brokerages and related businesses across energy, metals, agriculture, shipping and financial markets. Our work spans individual appointments, ongoing hiring relationships and research that helps clients understand where and how to grow.
The business brings together partners, consultants and a dedicated research team. We share market knowledge and relationships across that team, while maintaining direct, personal contact with the clients and professionals who work with us.
As our services have developed, that combination of specialist knowledge, careful research and personal responsibility has remained central to the firm.
From a Whiteboard and a Kettle
Two founders, one room and a shared belief that commodity search could be done better.
Imperium began in 2018 in a room above an office. There was Jonathan Margrave, Mark Taylor, a whiteboard and a kettle, working through the kind of commodity search firm they wanted to build.
Both had seen specialist requirements reduced to circulating available CVs. They wanted to spend more time understanding the business behind an appointment, researching the relevant market and building relationships that clients and candidates could trust. That thinking shaped the firm from the outset.
As those relationships developed, clients brought wider requirements. Individual searches became ongoing hiring programmes. Research expanded into standalone market intelligence, while growth discussions led to team recruitment and acquisition target research. The services evolved around those needs, with the same intention behind them: know the market, do the work properly and take responsibility for the relationships entrusted to us.
The Horse Behind Imperium
Tenacity, vigour and humility. Part of our identity from 2018.
THE SPIRIT BEHIND THE SEARCH
A symbol of the qualities we bring to the work.
Stay with
VIGOR
Bring energy
to the work.
Research actively, start meaningful conversations and keep the assignment moving. Market knowledge is built through the work.
HUMILITAS
Listen before
we act.
Respect the client’s knowledge, the candidate’s perspective and what the market tells us. Good judgement begins with understanding.
Persistent in the search. Considered in the approach.
Tenacity. Vigour. Humility.
Individual Expertise. Shared Knowledge.
Partners, consultants and researchers working together across connected commodity markets.
Commodity markets are closely connected. A conversation about trading can lead into shipping, risk, finance or the leadership needed to build a new business. Understanding those connections matters to the work we do.
Within Imperium, knowledge is shared across partners, consultants and our dedicated research team. We bring different perspectives to a brief, compare what we are hearing and carry that understanding into the research and conversations that follow.
Jonathan Margrave and Mark Taylor remain directly involved in client relationships and search delivery, supported by research led by Zuzana Zvolenská. Clients and candidates know who they are speaking to, while benefiting from the knowledge of the wider firm.
Specialist Knowledge. International Perspective.
Following commodity markets, businesses and careers across borders.
Commodity markets rarely operate within national boundaries. Trading relationships, physical flows and specialist expertise connect businesses across regions, and the people a firm needs may be based far beyond its immediate market.
Our work follows those connections. We support commodity trading houses, brokerages and related businesses with domestic and international searches, drawing on research and relationships across energy, metals, agriculture, shipping and financial markets.
That means understanding the context behind a location: the businesses operating there, the experience available and what a move would mean for both the employer and the individual. Where a brief calls for an international appointment, relocation becomes part of the conversation from the outset.
SEARCH EXPERIENCE SINCE 2018
Connected Markets. International Reach.
Search activity since our foundation. Connections illustrate international reach.
Explore the countries by region
Americas
Canada, United States, Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay.
Europe
United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Greece.
Africa
Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Egypt.
Asia & Middle East
Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore.
Oceania
Australia, New Zealand.
Get to Know Us Through the Work
Whether you are building a business or considering your next move, start with a conversation.
For Your Business
Tell us what you are looking to achieve. We can discuss the people, market knowledge and search support your plans require, then agree whether Imperium Commodity Search is the right firm to help with what you need to acheive.
For Your Career
We welcome introductions from professionals across commodity trading, brokerage and related markets. Whether you are considering an individual move or a confidential team discussion, we would be pleased to hear from you.
