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Ren\u00e9e Haugerud is the Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Principal of Galtere Ltd., a registered investment advisor that manages commodity-based global macro strategies.\u00a0 Haugerud is noted for her methodology that combines a diverse profile and theme investment strategy and risk management.\u00a0\u00a0 An early focus on grain markets and bio fuels, and a belief in the potential of commodity markets since the late 1990s have been among the hallmarks of Haugerud\u2019s successful investment career.<\/p>\n
Haugerud began trading in the global financial and commodity markets in 1980 for agriculture and food giant Cargill Inc.\u00a0 Her trading tenure started in the cash commodity markets focused primarily in the United States and Canada.\u00a0 Her interests in the relationship between financial markets and geopolitics spurred the rest of her career and led to international posts in Geneva, Canada, the U.K., and Australia.\u00a0 Haugerud developed expertise in a broad and diverse range of securities while at Cargill, assuming the following positions:\u00a0 Fixed Income trader in Minneapolis; Financial Division Manager of Cargill\u2019s Melbourne Office; Foreign Exchange Trading Manager, based in Cargill\u2019s Geneva office; board membership of Cargill Australia; and Structural Trading Manager at Cargill\u2019s corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, MN.<\/p>\n
Following her years at Cargill, Haugerud spent two years in Hong Kong as the Head of Proprietary Trading for Natwest in their Global Financial Markets division.\u00a0 She then returned to the U.S. as the Financial Trading Manager for Hunter Douglas N.A. in New York.\u00a0 Haugerud\u2019s successful corporate career culminated in her founding Galtere Ltd. in 1997.<\/p>\n