About Punta Trading B.V.

Punta Trading strives to make the most of each transaction to optimize returns. For this reason, our professionals have the industry know-how to deploy knowledgeable solutions to complicated problems at a moment’s notice.

For decades, we had the philosophy of generating transactional value added for our partners through our expertise by creating a collaborative and transparent environment for trading commodities. With over 60 years of combined experience in the physical commodity trading business and shipping industry, Punta Trading offers unparalleled business development, trading, and consulting services specializing in the Oil & Gas sector.

Punta Trading has strong alliances that embody a worldwide network of refineries, end-customers, terminal operators, and shipowners with solid background and local presence in Latin America & the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia.

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We feel comfortable navigating complex licensing & permitting issues, counterparty registrations, and governmental approvals. We have access with expert legal counsel, financial advisors, and industry leader support to face any situation.

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We feel comfortable navigating complex licensing & permitting issues, counterparty registrations, and governmental approvals. We have access with expert legal counsel, financial advisors, and industry leader support to face any situation.

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Corporate Governance Policy

The intention of the Board of Directors is to enable Punta to conduct its business efficiently, have good corporate governance and excellent management with the aim of benefiting shareholders’ interest, taking into account the interest of other stakeholders, maintaining business ethics and transparency. Therefore, the Board of Directors has established a policy on good corporate governance as a guideline to which directors, management and employees shall adhere, as follows:

  • The Board of Directors (“The Board”), management and employees shall commit to Punta’s six Good Corporate Governance Principles, namely Accountability, Responsibility, Equitable Treatment, Transparency, Vision to Create Long-Term Value and Ethics. Punta’s organization structure shall fairly balance the roles of the Board, management, and shareholders.

  • The Board shall perform its duties with dedication, a sense of responsibility and independence and there shall be a clear segregation between the roles and responsibilities of its officers.

  • The Board shall play a vital role in formulating Punta’s vision, strategies, policies, and plans, while taking into consideration risk factors and establishing appropriate risk management, as well as ensuring that the accounting systems, financial reports, and accounting audits are all reliable.

  • The Board shall be the role model for ethics and shall perform their duties in accordance with Punta’s good corporate governance guidelines, as well as overseeing and resolving conflicts of interest and connected transactions.

  • The Board may appoint specific committees, as deemed appropriate, to assist in reviewing critical matters.

  • The Board shall perform an annual self-assessment to be used as a framework for reviewing the Board’s performance.

  • The Board shall establish the Punta code of ethics, which the Board, management, and employees, as well as all contract employees must adhere to in conjunction with Punta’s rules and regulations.

  • Disclosure of Punta’s information, both financial and non-financial, shall be adequate, reliable, and timely.

  • There shall be an appropriate system for the selection and appointment of key management positions at all levels with a transparent and fair nomination process.

  • There shall be the anti-fraud and corruption principle in Punta’s corporate governance policy to ensure that the management is aware of and pays attention to anti-fraud and corruption practices and implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities on Corporate Governance, Operational Risk Management and Internal Control, and Compliance (GRC), Anti-Fraud and Corruption, Sustainability Management (SM) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) include the following matters.

  1. Advise the Board and the Management on matters dealing with the Punta Good Corporate Governance, Code of Conduct and Code of Business Ethics.
  2. Review and endorse strategies, objectives, framework, including policies and guidelines annually to be aligned with Punta’s strategies and objectives, as well as international practices.
  3. Monitor the implementation and report to the Board.
  4. Advise the Governance, Risk, Compliance Management Committee (GRCMC).
  5. Establish the policy of allowing minority shareholders to nominate directors and propose AGM agenda items.
  6. Establish the policies and define the scopes for supervising matters dealing with Punta’s complaints and anti-fraud and corruption practices.
  7. Perform other Board-assigned tasks.
  8. Hold at least one meeting each quarter.
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