Howard Walper is a CEO, Americas at Commodities People. He possess expertise in direct marketing, website development, marketing, marketing strategy, email marketing and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I had the pleasure of working with Howard for over three years at Argus, collaborating on several projects in order to develop our business in the Southern Cone. Howard is a motivated, forward-thinking and intelligent leader who has a lot of knowledge in his field. He is one of the strongest motivators I have ever got the chance to work with. He learned the strengths and weaknesses of his team members, and he utilized that knowledge to get the best out of each one. He was decisive and determined, and knew how to promote the most effective working environment. He had vision to see the benefits and the passion to turn that into measurable results for Argus. Howard is very optimistic, highly energetic and a super positive person. He would be an asset to any employer and I would recommend him for any endeavor he chooses to pursue. " and "I have seen many leaders in my career, which includes 4 years at West Point and 5 years in the US Army. Howard Walper is among the most intelligent, focused and effective I have seen. The core of his leadership strength is his ability to quickly befriend and understand people all across the organization — and outside of it — and to get them to commit to a single well-defined goal. And the befriending is not superficial — he genuinely cares about his people and works for their advancement as well as the accomplishment of the mission. Howard not only learns entirely new sectors of business quickly, but he seems instinctively to appreciate how each person’s skills can be used to exploit opportunities in that new sector. Certainly among his signature achievements at Argus was creating the annual Argus Americas Crude Summit. In 2008, US crude traders, managers, investors and regulators needed real “actionable commercial intel” that went beyond the high-level, macro-fundamental reviews available at the time. In the midst of a crude price crash and slashed conference budgets, Howard created a distinctive event that was laser-focused on the needs of this market, and he was able to close that deal by getting dozens of crude market stakeholders to speak, sponsor and pay to attend. This event, which just marked its 10th anniversary, now routinely attracts more than 400 delegates, a Who’s Who of crude market leaders, and keynote speakers including former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former Secretary of State James Baker. I have seen Howard interact with these senior statesmen as easily and professionally as he does with the new 22-year-old recruits for his team. If you are looking for an executive with broad professional marketing and management skills, a quick study in a wide range of disciplines, and a person with that intangible ability to get people to work together and smile while they are doing it, I would encourage you to contact Howard Walper — and please contact me at any time."