In 2024 I co-founded consultancy firm, Ellzey Zissos & Associates, with long-time industry executive Ken Ellzey. Driven by a desire to leverage our expertise and passion for the sulphur industry in new and innovative ways, we made the bold decision to embark on a new entrepreneurial journey with a mission to provide tailored consulting solutions and advisory services for companies operating in the sulphur sector and related industries. For more information, contact me at peter@ezsulphur.com or visit our website www.ezsulphur.com.At Ellzey Zissos & Associates we specialize in offering strategic guidance and practical solutions to sulphur producers, logistics companies, and end-users worldwide. Consultancy services encompass a wide range of areas, including: Market analysis & strategy: Providing insights into global sulphur market trends, demand-supply dynamics, and price forecasting to help clients make informed business decisions. Operational excellence: Assisting clients in optimizing sulphur processes, improving operational efficiency, and implementing best practices to enhance overall performance. Environmental sustainability: Developing strategies and technologies to minimize sulphur emissions, reduce environmental impact, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Supply chain management: Advising clients on optimizing sulphur logistics, storage, and distribution to streamline operations and maximize profitability. Business development & negotiation: Actualizing strategies to help companies succeed across the entire value-chain of sulphur.

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- Lead a high-performing global team delivering over 2 million tonnes of sulphur to customers around the world.- Optimize global network of production sites and complex logistics including rail, truck and marine.- License Thiogro patented technology (200 patents in 12 families) to fertilizer companies in North America, Africa, Middle East, Australia & Asia.- Delivered over $200M gross profit in 2022, including development of new carbon-compensated sulphur.- Sponsored AI program to improve pricing insights and forecasting.

Led a team to drive transformation of business model across the Americas to secure long-term supply against the backdrop of portfolio reviews, while growing long-term commercial relationships with customers. Delivered new intellectual property to expand Thiogro offering and drove sustainability initiatives to reduce CO2 footprint across scope 1,2 and 3.

Led a global team of sales and technical professionals delivering over $100 million a year of profitability. Deals completed in China, Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America including sales of commodities and licensing of intellectual property.

Senior management role created to merge two global businesses to create Shell Specialities, to develop and implement a plan to bring Shell’s global sulphur portfolio under central management. Additionally developed the strategic framework for operations across North America, Latin America, Middle East, China, Europe, Africa and Oceania. Delivered a global trading model, headquarted in Singapore.

The purpose of this role was to market Shell equity elemental sulphur through Latin America, Africa, Europe and the Middle East with a long-term perspective of ensuring secure outlets and maximising enterprise value by creating and executing Shell’s formed sulphur marketing plan for the Western hemisphere. Contracts are negotiated at senior levels through mining, fertilizer and industrial B2B segments. Strategic requirement to source additional volumes from third parties to create critical mass, trading opportunities and improve global price discovery.

The purpose of this role was to market Shell’s Canadian sulphur through North America with a long-term perspective of ensuring secure outlets, including strategic protection of critical production assets, while maximising overall value. Responsible for developing and implementing the liquid sulphur marketing plan for North America. Contracts are negotiated at senior levels through mining, fertilizer and industrial B2B segments.

The Sulphur Institute (TSI) is the global association for sulphur and sulphuric acid professionals. TSI advocates and represents all stakeholders engaged in producing, consuming, trading or adding value to sulphur.

Sultran Ltd is an internationally recognized, independent Canadian company. We deliver end-to-end logistics and terminal solutions for bulk commodities – we are in the business of connecting bulk commodities to world markets.We operate a state of the art, deep sea rail and shipping terminal in Port Moody, British Columbia for handling dry and liquid bulk commodities. Our comprehensive services include fully integrated supply management solutions that cover all aspects of product transport, storage & inventory management and marine loading – we enable customers to optimize their business.

Alberta Sulphur Research conducts research in the field of chemistry as it concerns the science and technology of sulfur and its compounds with particular emphasis on the production, processing and utilization of sour natural gas, sour crude oils, oil sands and their related products. Much of the current focus is on energetically efficient and environmentally sound recovery processes as well as issues around the handling and transportation of elemental sulfur.

The Van Horne Institute is a leading institute of public policy, business intelligence, and training in transportation, trade, and infrastructure.The institute assists industry, government, and the public in addressing issues affecting transportation, supply chain management and logistics and regulated industries relevant to the well-being and growth of industry and commerce.