Meet The Team

ROBERT STREATFIELD

A graduate in Agricultural Economics from Newcastle University. He started his career in the Malting Industry in 1980 and then moved into the Agricultural Supply and Grain Trade where he gained over twenty years experience of the industry trading all commodities, whilst holding senior management and executive positions.

SIMON PRIOR

A graduate in Agricultural Marketing and Business Management. He has held a number of management positions trading Feedstuffs for UK PLCs. This has involved trading on behalf of Co-product producers, running trading positions and shipping By-Products / Co-products for onward sale to the compound Feed and Biomass industries. Simon joined CS Commodity Solutions to deal with non grain feed materials for feed use and biomass demand and to specialise in Co-products. Simon has been President of the Bristol Corn and Feed Trade Association Ltd and sits on the committee. 

MIKE TUFNELL 

A graduate in Agricultural and Environmental Science, from Newcastle University and post-graduate in Crop Protection from Harper Adams. He started his career at a major UK grain-trading company and for the ten years prior to joining the company held various procurement roles for Allied Milling and Baking; a large national milling and baking company. Mike joined CS Commodity Solutions in 2010 to develop the Domestic Milling Wheat trade. Since joining, he has gone on to develop trade in the import and export of Milling Wheat, whilst maintaining the company's trade in Feed Grains across Europe. Mike is also on the committee of British Cereal Exports.

 
DECIMA LERPINIERE

A graduate in Economics with German and Spanish from the University of Surrey, Decima’s background is in commercial translation for market leaders RHWL Architects in London and Qatar, and Oakley College in Gran Canaria. Decima joined the company in 2012 and has assisted in broking all the commodities that the company specialises in. Her main focus is on UK Malting Barley, whilst also taking responsibility for contract execution, Linseed and generally extending trading relationships in German and Spanish-speaking countries.