International Materials Appoints Michael R. Kirby as Chief Financial Officer

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International Materials LLC (IMI), today announced the appointment of Michael R. Kirby as Chief Financial Officer, effective October 31, 2022. Mr. Kirby will succeed Mr. Dan O’Bryon who stepped down after seven years of service to IMI.

Mr. Kirby brings more than 25 years of experience across the financial services, commodities, banking, and technology industries. He has lived in the U.S., London, and Hong Kong while holding Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer positions within Noble Group, James Alpha Liquid GSE, and RBS Sempra Commodities. At Noble, he successfully led the divestment of four Noble Group businesses, three of them over a four-month period, generating total proceeds in excess of $2 billion.

In his tenure with Sempra Commodities, Mr. Kirby managed asset transfers and servicing arrangements for businesses with asset value exceeding $20 billion for the company’s global oil, gas and power, and metals trading businesses. Early in his banking career, he held market risk management, credit risk and financial analyst positions at Deutsche Bank, Nations Bank, and Morgan Stanley.

“Michael is a seasoned financial executive with a strong background in the commodity trading market and significant extensive global financial experience. He will play a key role at IMI as the company continues its growth trajectory,” commented Robert Walsh, Chief Executive Officer at International Materials.

Mr. Kirby holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Business Economics from the University of Notre Dame, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

About IMI

Founded in 1987, International Materials (IMI) is a dry bulk commodity trading company that sources and ships raw materials worldwide. IMI ships and sells over 30 million tons of gypsum, clinker, cement, bauxite, iron ore, and other products per year. These raw materials are sourced from the mines and producers, loaded on ships we charter, and transported directly to customers using their specifications to make construction materials, such as steel, wallboard, and cement. IMI is one of the leading privately-owned, independent, bulk raw materials trading firms in the world.

For more information, please visit www.imigroup.com.