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Trafigura's CFO, executive director to leave company

5 April

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Commodity trader Trafigura announced on Friday that two of its senior executives are leaving the company. Executive Director Jose Maria Larocca is stepping down at the end of September. His career at Trafigura spanned 30 years and he was appointed head of the Oil and Petroleum Products trading division in 2007.

Chief Financial Officer Christophe Salmon will resign at the end of June following a 10-year tenure. He will be replaced by Stephan Jansma, who currently serves as CFO for the Asia-Pacific region.

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