Our Guiding Principles
Taking Action
We move on from words to actions.
Inspire
We do what we love.
Develop
We question the status quo and continually seize new opportunities.
Cooperate
We achieve our goals only by working together with our clients and business partners.
Management Petersen Matex Trading GmbH

Markus Storbeck
Managing Director & CEO
Expert in International Trade, Project Management and Business Development
Professional Background:
- Petersen Matex São Paulo, Key Account Management for trade financing and financing of international projects
- CCC Machinery GmbH/ MPC Group Hamburg, Structuring and management of export financing projects
- MPC Capital AG Hamburg, Project development, initiation and management of closed-end funds
- CEO of Petersen Matex Trading GmbH, Hamburg, since 2013
- CEO of Petersen Matex Trading B.V., Apeldoorn, since 2016
Education:
- Industrial Engineering at the universities in Siegen and Hamburg
- Executive Master of Business Administration at the Business School in São Paulo

Yuri Paco José Vetkamp
Managing Director & CFO
Expert in Structuring Trade Financing
Professional Background:
- CCC Machinery GmbH/ Ferrostaal Group Hamburg, Specialist in Export Financing
- Dresdner Bank AG, Latin America, Credit Risk Controller
- CP Kelco Germany GmbH, Management Team Member for plant expansion project
- CFO of Petersen Matex Trading GmbH, Hamburg, since 2015
- CFO of Petersen Matex Trading B.V., Apeldoorn, since 2016
Education:
- Finance and Accounting in Utrecht, Netherlands (Bachelor)
- Credit Risk Management (Controlling), Bank Academy Frankfurt, Germany
- Information Technology, University of Applied Sciences Trier, Germany (Master)

David Bailer
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Expert in International Trade, Project Management and Business Development
Professional background:
- Assistant to the CEO, German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, São Paulo, Brazil
- Project Manager, Petersen Matex Ltda., São Paulo, Brazil
- Co-founder, Arco International Trading Corp., Miami, USA
- Business Unit Manager, Petersen Matex Ltda., São Paulo, Brazil
- Head of Latin America, Petersen Matex Trading GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Education:
- Master in Economics, International Economics Latin America, University of Tübingen, Germany
- Master of Business Administration: Agribusiness, Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil