Don Jefferis joins as Managing Director in Opportune LLP Houston Office

HOUSTON – Opportune LLP announced today that Don Jefferis has joined the firm as Managing Director of the newly launched Energy Supply and Trading service line. Mr Jefferis’ principal focus will be in assisting energy companies, investment banks, hedge funds and energy intensive corporate clients with their energy trading, logistics and risk management process and systems design, improvement and deployment. Mr. Jefferis’ primary practice areas will include supply and trading organizational design and effectiveness, risk governance, merger integration, performance management and business intelligence, business process improvement, systems selection and systems implementation.

Prior to joining Opportune LLP, Mr. Jefferis established the New York City office of an energy consultancy where he served several investment banks and hedge funds on energy trading systems and merger integration execution.

Mr. Jefferis has a broad, diverse and successful background. Mr. Jefferis was a founder of Arthur Andersen’s Energy Risk Practice, the chief information officer for one of the largest energy trading houses in the United States, president of an energy trading software company, chief financial officer for a publicly traded software company and a consultant to hedge fund administrators on organizational and strategy issues.

“Don’s diverse background in the energy trading systems will dovetail nicely with our expanding transactional practice,” said Opportune LLP Managing Partner David C. Baggett. “We are pleased to welcome him to the Opportune team.”