Matt Watson, Founder and President, Precious Metals Commodity Management LLC
Matt is an Operations executive with over 30 years of international and domestic experience, including various engineering, statistical consulting, and supply chain commodity management positions.
Transition to Precious Metals Consultancy
Matt spent the first 15 years of his career teaching and consulting in statistical methods in a wide range of industries. Matt then transitioned to the Hard Disk Drive sector for 17 years, most of that time with Seagate Technology. It was here that Matt managed $540M in platinum and ruthenium positions.
Marketing and Research Leadership
Recently, Matt led Tanaka’s North American R&D and Marketing efforts for Tanaka America Inc. Matt helped lead the deeper penetration of the HDD market PVD targets, micro machined medical components, and medial PGM wire product markets, and semiconductor/OLED wet chemistry markets.
Current Consulting Focus
Matt is now consulting once again, this time with Precious Metals Commodity Management LLC. This new consulting entity supports clients with precious metals market research, risk management, trading/hedging, and design and process thrifting. Matt is working with clients in the hard disk drive sector, mining, connector, PVD target fabrication sectors, and precious metals analysts. Matt has developed extensive three-way auto catalyst demand models and forecasts, and is a student of the apparent structural deficits in palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, and iridium.
Additional Insight:
With Matt’s extensive experience in the precious metals industry, his deep understanding of market dynamics and structural deficits in various metals provide valuable insights to help clients make informed decisions. His focus on developing forecasting models and studying market trends positions him as a trusted advisor in the industry.
