OUR TEAM
Get to Know Us
The Sugar Room, you will find a group of driven, dynamic people focused on researching, interpreting and capitalising on the global trading markets. We are a privately-funded company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa that is owned and managed by trading professionals who have set high standards around trust and leadership in a quantitative trading environment. We trade across most major asset classes on multitudes of physical platforms around the world, with a strong track record of success through all market conditions.
Our casual atmosphere, culture of continuous learning and innovation, and philosophy of rewarding outstanding performance based on merit rather than tenure or title has attracted brilliant people from around world. We value our people and pride ourselves on being a diverse set of individuals. Employees have notable backgrounds from the trading industry. By applying the same shared values that unleash prosperity in free societies – such as value creation, integrity, responsibility, free speech and tolerance – we encourage each other to take initiative and to challenge. It is the business philosophy and framework that we apply to innovate, improve and transform ourselves in order to create greater value and have fulfilment.
The Sugar Room management is a highly knowledgeable and experienced team consisting of international experts. Collectively, the managers appearing below have more than 30 years of experience in the commodities industry. Responsible for the company’s strategic direction, talent development and financial performance, our Executive Team is dedicated to building a company that nourishes the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable.
SCOTT GASKELL
CEO
Scott Gaskell is an essential part of the team, and has been with THE SUGAR ROOM since the very beginning. As our CEO he must lead the way forward.
SCOTTY HEATHFIELD
Trader
Scotty is an essential part of the team, and has been with THE SUGAR ROOM since the very beginning. As our administration expert, he has worked with and helped countless customers to ensure complete satisfaction.
ANTHONY
Sales Manager
Since joining THE SUGAR ROOM, Anthony has played a crucial role in the continued success of the business. Their exceptional skill set, true passion and creativity has inspired massive growth.
VALUES
HUMILITY
Exemplify humility and intellectual honesty. Constantly seek to understand and constructively deal with reality to create value and achieve personal improvement. Hold yourself and others accountable.
INTEGRITY
Conduct all affairs with integrity, for which courage is the foundation
VALUE CREATION
Apply the judgment, responsibility, initiative, economic and critical thinking skills, and sense of urgency necessary to generate the greatest contribution, consistent with the company’s risk philosophy.
CUSTOMER FOCUS
Understand and develop relationships with customers to profitably anticipate and satisfy their needs.
KNOWLEDGE
Seek and use the best knowledge and proactively share your knowledge while embracing a challenge process. Develop measures that lead to profitable action.
CHANGE
Anticipate and embrace change. Envision what could be, challenge the status quo and drive creative destruction through experimental discovery.
RESPECT
Treat others with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. Appreciate the value of diversity. Encourage and practice teamwork.
COMMITMENT
Our commitment is in the way we build relationships based on trust with partners at every stage of the value chain, upholding the highest ethical standards while pursing excellence.
DIVERSITY
Our global perspective promotes respect for diversity across every aspect of our business and in all the communities in which we operate.
FULFILLMENT
Find fulfillment and meaning in your work by fully developing your capabilities to produce results that create the greatest value.
MISSION
Our mission is to be an ethical and responsive moral contributor to commercial & industrial business growth, and the continued contributor to overall economic growth in South Africa.
VISION
Our vision is to strive to be a trusted, reliable and committed supplier of food and agricultural products within Southern Africa. We place the customer first.