The GLG Energy & Industrials practice provides access to a global network of over 30,000 industry professionals across the transportation, industrials, and natural resources sectors.
These Council Members include former managers of specific assets and business units, engineers, asset valuation experts, consultants, specialized market research firms, product purchasers, sales managers and distributors.
Owner
High Energy Services ![]()
Thomas Shewski is the Owner of High Energy Services, a firm providing fuel, transportation, emissions, and power plant services to existing and proposed generating plants. Mr. Shewski is currently involved in buying fuel, transportation, and emissions allowances for several generating units acrossthe...
Consultant
Dennis Fagerstone ![]()
Dennis Fagerstone is an independent consultant in the oil and gas industry. Prior, Mr. Fagerstone was an Executive Vice President of International Operations at Pioneer Natural Resources. He began as Executive Vice President following the August 1997 merger of Parker & Parsley with Mesa to form Pioneer....
Doug McVitie, MAFounder & Chief Consultant
Arran Aerospace ![]()
Doug McVitie is the Founder and Chief Consultant at Arran Aerospace, a firm providing consulting services in the aerospace and defense industry. Prior, Mr. McVitie was Director of Sales Intelligence at Airbus in Toulouse, France. He has spent 30 years in the aerospace industry around the world. In1996,...
David FaulknerPresident
Decisive Management Professionals International (DMPI), LLC ![]()
David Faulkner is the Founder and President of Decisive Management Professionals International (DMPI); a defense consulting firm focused on solving Department of Defense (DOD) strategic and operational targeting issues, ranging from operational art and planning doctrine to automation of joint and service...
Owner and Principal
Element 3 Battery Venture, LLC ![]()
Ron Turi is the Owner of Element 3 Battery Venture, an advanced, large-format, lithium ion battery manufacturing company. Mr. Turi has more than 20 years of experience in product development for packaging materials, imaging products and lithium batteries in battery and coating industries. He possesses...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Building Materials Industry Experts | 1991 |
| Mining Experts | 1458 |
| Utilities and Power Generation Industry Experts (EU) | 1114 |
| Transportation Managers (North America) | 881 |
| Airline and Aerospace Industry Experts: GLG Leaders and Scholars | 608 |
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Class 8 Truck Prebuy Is Coming To An End - 2010 Skepticism Here!
November 6, 2009
Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates
Class 8 Orders See Sharp Rise From September | www.truckinginfo.com
FTR Associates President Eric Starks shows North America Class 8 October order numbers at 21,792 trucks. This is a rate more triple than we were seeing February through July of this year - ranging 6,000-8,000 per month and double the August and September numbers. My friend Eric knows the numbers better...
China’s Economy and Construction Boom Creates Huge Floor Covering Potential
November 6, 2009
James Gould, President, The Floor Covering Institute
World Bank Raises Forecast for China's Economy | www.nytimes.com
A new, 40 billion square meter floor covering market is expected to emerge in China between now and 2025. The urbanization of China continues and is expected to increase its cities’ population by another 350 million people, creating demand for as many as five million new buildings. Every square meter...
A major player in diamond production from West Africa?
November 6, 2009
Proposed merger between Stellar Diamonds and West African Diamonds | www.yourminingnews.com
A business combination in the form of a takeover of Western African Diamonds Ltd by Stellar Diamonds Ltd will have little impact on the diamond producing countries of West Africa. Production will remain small in volume and revenue. The combined company as a pure diamond company may have increased attractiveness...
Mr. Buffet, buying a real railroad is not like in the board game.
November 6, 2009
Toby Kolstad, President, Rail Theory Forecasts
Buffett: Railroad business is 'in tune with the future' | www.usatoday.com
Hardly anyone can resist the temptation to by a railroad in the game of “Monopoly.” They are reasonably priced, have OK earnings potential, and if all four are owned, they have outsized rental rates and the payment rates with sites on all four sides of the board. In real life however, railroads are...
Fertilizer Musical Chairs Coming to Sad End- Agrium & CF Industries Last Offers
November 6, 2009
Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International
Agrium increases cash portion of bid in final attempt to buy CF Industries | www.chicagotribune.com
Since the beginning of the year Agrium Inc. and CF Industries Holdings Inc. have been seeking to make a major acquisition in consolidation effort after drop in sector share prices. This week new offers went out and we might be reaching an end to this round of efforts as the outlook for the sector...
November 12, 2009 | San Francisco
Seminar: Trucking Industry Update and Outlook for 2010 (San Francisco)November 13, 2009 | Hong Kong
Seminar: Will China Sustain its Copper Import Hikes? (Shanghai)November 17, 2009 | Hong Kong
Seminar: Rare Earth Metal - China an the Global Dynamics (Hong Kong)November 24, 2009 | Hong Kong
Seminar: Environmental Risks and Opportunities Arising from China's Environmental Crisis (Hong Kong)View All GLG Live Meetings in Energy & Industrials
Webcast: Carbon Update - Prelude to Copenhagen (10:00 AM EST/7:00 AM PST/16:00 GMT)
November 17, 2009
Teleconference: LyondellBasell Bankruptcy – Competitive Impact and Outlook (2:00 PM EST/19:00 GMT)
November 9, 2009
Teleconference: Rail Signals - Berkshire Hathaway and Burlington Northern (11:00AM EST/8:00AM PST)
November 4, 2009
Webcast: Corn Outlook – The Impact of a Late Harvest (10:00 AM EST / 15:00 GMT)
November 2, 2009
Teleconference: Solar Market Update (11:00 AM EDT / 8:00 AM PDT / 15:00 GMT)
October 29, 2009
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November 4, 2009
Deepwater Drillers Poised For Long Term Growth
November 3, 2009
The Secret Formula JB Hunt Transport Doesn’t Want You to Know!
November 3, 2009
How Sustainable is Demand for Chemicals?
November 3, 2009
Transports Telling Different Story Than 3.6% GDP Blip!
November 2, 2009
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J B Hunt (JBHT) Gets S&P 4 Star Buy Rating But Showing Bearish Technicals
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