Noble Group Limited
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Noble Group Limited - Company Capsule
Reference Code: BR0039CC
Published Date: April 2011
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Noble Group Limited
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Noble Group Limited - Company Overview
Noble Group Limited (Noble) is a Hong Kong based chain Management Company. The company, together with its
subsidiaries manages the supply chain of industrial, agricultural and energy products such as coal, coffee, soybeans,
sugar and steel amongst others. It operates through two reportable segments namely, Supply of Agricultural, Industrial
and Energy products, which includes the businesses of supplying agricultural, industrial and energy products as well as
corporate investments; and Logistics segment, comprises the company's ownership, vessel chartering and other relevant
operations besides the provision of technical ship management services. Noble spanned its operations in Hong Kong,
China, India, the US, Canada, the UK, Indonesia, Singapore, Brazil, and Argentina among others. Noble is headquartered
in Hong Kong.
Financial Performance
The company reported revenue of US$31,183.1 million during the fiscal year ended December 2009. The company's
revenue grew at a CAGR of 15.20% during the period 2007-2009 with a year on year decline of 13.59% over fiscal year
2008. During the fiscal year 2009, its operating margin was 2.19% as against an operating margin of 2.16% in fiscal year
2008. During the fiscal year 2009, the company registered a net margin of 1.78% as against a net margin of 1.59% in the
fiscal year 2008.
Noble Group Limited - Key Facts
Noble Group Limited, Key Facts
18th Floor, MassMutual Tower,
Hong Kong, , , Hong Kong
Ticker Symbol, Stock N21 (Singapore Exchange
Corporate Address: Special Administrative Region of Exchange Securities Trading)
China
Telephone + 852 28613511 No. of Employees 11,000
Fax + 852 25270282 Financial Year End December
URL www.thisisnoble.com Revenue (in USD Million) 31,183.10
Industry General Business
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United
Locations States, Brazil
Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research
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Noble Group Limited - Major Products and Services
Noble Group Limited is engaged in managing the supply chain of various products of Agriculture, Industrial and Energy
sectors.. The Key products and services of the company include the following:
Noble Group Limited, Major Products and Services
Products:
Agriculture:
Cocoa
Coffee
Cotton
Fertilisers
Grains & Oilseeds
Sugar
Energy:
Carbon Credits
Clean Fuels
Coal & Coke
Petrochemicals
Metals, Minerals and Ores:
Aluminium & Alumina
Ferrous
Ferro Alloys
Iron Ore
Non-Ferrous
Services:
Logistics:
Chartering
Fleet Management
Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research
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Noble Group Limited - Key Competitors
The following companies are the major competitors of Noble Group Limited:
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Glencore International AG
ITOCHU Corporation
Adani Enterprises Ltd
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Noble Group Limited - Key Employees
Noble Group Limited, Key Employees
Name Job Title Board Level Since Age
Alan Howard Smith Director Non Executive Board 2002 66
Ambassador Burton Levin Director Non Executive Board 1996
Bharat Sundavadra Assistant General Counsel Senior Management 2002
David Gordon Eldon Director Non Executive Board 2010 64
David J. Beringer Director - Finance Senior Management
Head of the Grains, Oilseeds and
Diego Barbero Senior Management 2008
Cotton Divisions
Edward Walter Rubin Director Non Executive Board 1999
Harindarpal Singh Banga Vice Chairman Non Executive Board
Iain Ferguson Bruce Director Non Executive Board 2002 70
Jeffrey Alam General Counsel Senior Management 2005
Kenneth Stuart Courtis Director Non Executive Board 2007
Lelia Konyn Director - Human Resources Senior Management 2004
Louis Tang Chief Accounting Officer Senior Management 2001
Milton M. Au Director Non Executive Board 2003
Nicholas Brewer Chief Operating Officer Senior Management 2010 42
Ricardo Leiman Director, Chief Executive Officer Executive Board 2010 42
Richard Samuel Elman Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Executive Board 2010
Robert Tze Leung Chan Director Non Executive Board 1996
Stephen Brown Director - Investor Relations Senior Management 2007
Stephen J. Marzo Chief Financial Officer Senior Management
Tim Eyre Legal Counsel Senior Management
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Noble Group Limited, Key Employees
Name Job Title Board Level Since Age
Wildrik de Blank Treasurer Senior Management 2003
William Randall Head of th