METALMINER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- VP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS / GLOBAL FERROUS
Don negotiated over $300 million of annual global steel purchases for a world leader of agricultural equipment and achieved cost savings of $34 million over two years when compared to historical purchasing practices. He has executed steel price purchasing strategies in Brazil, Mexico, Europe and the U.S., and maintains strong relationships with both steel producers and the service centers in steel distribution. Don is considered one of the world's foremost expert steel buyers.
Jason joined FreeMarkets in the late nineties where he cut his teeth in corporate development and, of course, strategic sourcing and reverse auctions. In 2004 he started Spend Matters, the leading intelligence source for procurement technology. At MetalMiner, Jason leads corporate development as well as private equity and strategic partner relationships. MetalMiner's loquacious renaissance man, ask him anything about supply chain or procurement, enterprise technology (including blockchain and GenAI) or health/longevity science if you want more details than you ever knew you needed.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Co - Founder
- FOUNDER
- Founders
MetalMiner founders Lisa Reisman and Stuart Burns created the brand MetalMiner to help support their direct material cost reduction consultancy, Aptium Global, which was later sold to Azul Partners.
A third-generation metals enthusiast, Lisa is co-founder and CEO of MetalMiner. With a background in physical metal trading, management consulting and executive leadership, Lisa has a proven entrepreneurial track record.
Marcos leads all product development initiatives at MetalMiner. Marcos has both a deep understanding of the metals industry after leading dozens of metal price benchmarking projects on behalf of clients as well as significant software development and new product development expertise specifically around market intelligence tools.
Job Titles:
- CO - FOUNDER / GLOBAL NON - FERROUS
Stuart has over 35 years of international metal supply experience including twenty+ years running a metals distribution business with sales in 26 countries on five continents. He is considered an expert in global metals trading and sourcing.