Owain Johnson

March 2019 – present

CME Group

Managing Director, Global Head of Research and Product Development · London

The research and product development team develops new risk management products, ensures the continued relevance of CME Group’s key benchmarks, and produces original research into derivatives and their underlying markets, across asset classes and around the world.

November 2016 – March 2019

CME Group

Managing Director, Energy Research & Product Development

Ensured the integrity of CME Group’s energy futures benchmarks, including WTI, Henry Hub, GME Oman, RBOB and NYH ULSD. Developed new risk management products for the global energy industry and undertook original research.

In the newsCME to hire DME’s Owain Johnson to target energy FOW, 21 November 2016

August 2012 – November 2016

Gulf Mercantile Exchange (GME)

Managing Director, Chief of Products & Services · Dubai, UAE

Responsible for the overall performance of the exchange (also known as the Dubai Mercantile Exchange) and its flagship Oman crude oil contract.

In the newsDubai Mercantile Exchange Appoints CME Group’s Owain Johnson as Chief of Products and Services PR Newswire, 7 June 2012

April 2010 – July 2012

CME Group, Singapore

Executive Director

Covering Asian energy and commodity markets, part of four years in Singapore in total.

Earlier career

Argus Media and other pricing and media companies

Journalist, then commodity market analyst

Began as a journalist, then spent around a decade as a commodity market analyst in the UK and South America, before joining Argus Media in Singapore. Have lived and worked in Ecuador, Chile, Venezuela, Singapore, Dubai and London.