John Banaszkiewicz, commonly known as John B, co-founded Freight Investor Services in 2002, growing the company over subsequent years into one of the world’s leading freight and commodity brokers. He previously spent 11 years at Cargill International in a variety of roles. John’s determination and diligence in building liquidity was instrumental in the creation of the multi-billion dollar FFA and Iron Ore Futures markets.
He can regularly be heard speaking at shipping and financial market conferences worldwide on freight and commodity derivatives. He is married to Tracy, with four children, lives in London, and sits on the board of directors of Burnley Football Club.