Malta-headquartered commodity trading house Alkagesta has promoted Anthony Guida to biofuels trading desk lead, recognising his role in establishing and scaling the company's biofuels division since its launch last year.
Guida brings a decade of energy markets experience, including roles at S&P Global Platts, Phillips 66 and PETRONAS, where he moved from crude oil market analysis to overseeing strategy and business development across crude, biofuels and carbon markets.
Since joining Alkagesta in January 2025 he has built a trading operation covering the full biofuels value chain, connecting niche feedstock and waste producers with Europe's mainstream biodiesel refiners, HVO and SAF producers, aggregators and blenders. His achievements include securing a multi-year storage agreement at Pantank Antwerp and leading the company's ISCC CORSIA certification in January 2026, which allows it to trade and supply CORSIA-eligible sustainable aviation fuel.
The growth has been underpinned by investment in a used cooking oil processing facility, with equity barrel volumes rising from 734 to 1,860 tonnes. The desk now trades used cooking oil, food-waste-derived oils, soapstock acid oils and biodiesel.
Guida, who is based in Alkagesta's Geneva office, said the promotion reflected "the progress we have made in establishing a certified, structured and scalable biofuels trading platform", adding that he was committed to taking it to the next level.
