Dinosaur Group Holdings (Dinosaur) has appointed Luis Rangel, a financial and commodities market executive, as managing director, commodities.

In this newly created position, Rangel will focus on physical commodity and derivative markets, supporting clients in merchant banking, trading, risk management and advisory services.

Rangel has 20 years of experience working for banks and brokerage firms where he serviced a multitude of global food companies, international merchants, processors and hedge funds. In addition, he spent 11 years in director level roles at Nestle and Diageo, leading their global grain and commodity purchasing as well as their price risk management strategies. Rangel earned a BA in Business Administration, Economics and Finance from Rutgers University.