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Sembcorp Industries

SEMBCORP Industries has appointed Namesh Hansjee to helm its new merchant & retail business line starting Aug 27 this year.

Mr Hansjee was previously a managing director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, heading its energy trading in London. Before that, he spent over a decade at EDF Trading, the trading and wholesale arm of Electricité de France, and served for some years as the company's head of trading.

Sembcorp said that its merchant and retail business will allow Sembcorp to "capture opportunities closer to the customer and in multiple markets, enhance competitiveness and returns, and str…