Trading  Led by Michael Foulard, Gulfstream’s experienced petroleum traders have earned excellent reputations in the industry for business integrity and customer responsiveness.  Managing risk through proven hedging strategies, effective stop-loss controls and strictly imposed trading discipline, our many long-term customers generally regard our traders as their “go to” guys when it comes to filling their feedstock or blendstock needs.

Michael W. Foulard, Founder and President. Involved in the industry since 1980, Mike has been employed in various roles at Aectra Refining and Marketing, Crysen Refining, Inc., and TransMarketing Houston where he was responsible for the development of the Company’s naphtha trading activities.  Mike is involved in the development of medium and long-term strategies for GTL, as well as maintenance of customer and banking relationships.  Mike spends the majority of his time managing the trading operations of our international business GOB.  Mike holds a B.A. from Texas Christian University.

Michael Smith, Trader and Risk Manager.  With six years’ experience in petrochemical and petroleum trading and marketing, Mike is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of GTL, as well as domestic and international feedstock trading. Mike holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.  With his background in financial analysis at CSFB, Mike brings a wealth of experience in trading analysis and strategies to Gulfstream’s trading operation.

Harris Masterson, Analyst and Trader.  Harris is responsible for market analysis and domestic feedstock trading.  He holds a B.A. in Economics from Texas Christian University.

Operations  Gulfstream’s operations staff is 100% focused on managing the logistics and financial risk of each trade from origin to delivery in order to satisfy our customers’ needs – all while maintaining a highly efficient and streamlined overall trading operation.

Harris Masterson, Operations Manager. Harris works in assuring that our trading operations run smoothly on a continuous basis and that all contractual limits are met.  Closely monitoring each trade, he alerts the traders and finance to any detail or incident that may affect a deal.  He is responsible for marine scheduling, contract administration, invoicing, and demurrage analysis.

 

Finance and Administration We enjoy exceptionally strong relationships with a number of national and international banks.  In addition, we rely upon the energy futures brokerage services of NewEdge, BNP Paribas and others for risk management purposes.

Becky Clamp, Chief Financial Officer.  Becky is responsible for our banking relationships, treasury management, and financial reporting.  Her prior experience includes serving as Vice President of Finance at a software firm, Controller of a publicly traded transportation firm, and 4 years in public accounting.   Becky is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas and holds a B.S. from the University of South Carolina and an M.B.A. from Rice University.

Georgia Gatoura Foulard, M.D., Human Resources / Administrative.  Georgia is responsible for human resource matters and management of the company’s real estate investments.   She holds a B.A. from Rice University and an M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine.