CEO's Message
At Mond Group, our purpose is simple: to bring clarity, structure, and reliability to complex global markets.
Across Mond Energy, Mond Trade, Regal Ore, and Naucom Investment & Management, we operate at the intersection of energy, commodities, precious metals, and strategic capital. These are sectors that demand discipline, credibility, and long-term thinking. Our role is not to speculate or overpromise, but to connect the right counterparties, structure transactions correctly, and execute with precision.
Global trade today is increasingly shaped by regulation, geopolitics, and trust.
Access alone is no longer enough. What matters is how access is governed, who is involved, and whether execution can be relied upon. This is where our Group is focused.
We work exclusively within principal-to-principal frameworks, alongside government and government-linked entities, institutional counterparties, and long-term strategic partners. Every engagement is approached with a clear emphasis on compliance, transparency, and commercial integrity.
Whether in energy supply, precious metals, or structured investment initiatives, our objective is consistent:
durable outcomes that stand up to scrutiny and time.
Mond Energy is dedicated to structured access across petroleum, LPG, gas, and energy-related infrastructure.
Mond Trade focuses on disciplined execution in strategic commodities and cross-border trade.
Regal Ore operates as our precious metals platform, supporting institutional-grade access to gold and related assets.
Naucom Investment & Management serves as the Group’s investment and structuring arm, aligning capital with opportunities that are commercially sound and responsibly governed.
We do not seek volume for its own sake, nor do we pursue short-term gains at the expense of trust.
Our growth is deliberate. Our partnerships are selective.
Our focus is on long-term value creation — for our clients, our partners, and the markets we operate within.
If you are a government entity, institutional buyer, strategic investor, or principal seeking a credible, well-structured pathway into energy, commodities, or precious metals, we welcome a conversation.
Every enquiry is approached with discretion, professionalism, and respect for the responsibilities our counterparts carry.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about our Group.
We look forward to engaging where alignment exists.
Umar Ali
Chief Executive Officer
Mond Group
CEO's Bio
Umar Ali – Chief Executive Officer | Director of Global Operations | Head of Government & Strategic Consortium Engagement
Umar Ali is a Private Investment Consultant and senior global operator, serving as Chief Executive Officer, Director of Global Operations, and Head of Government & Strategic Consortium Engagement for the Mond Group.
In this role, he leads the Group’s global strategy across energy (petroleum, LPG, gas, and renewables), strategic commodities, and precious metals, overseeing structured allocations, cross-border execution, and principal-to-principal engagements. His mandate centres on disciplined execution, regulatory alignment, and the delivery of reliable commercial frameworks at institutional and sovereign level.
Umar works directly with government and government-linked entities, sovereign and institutional counterparties, royal family offices, and private strategic partners, coordinating access, compliance, and long-term commercial structures aligned with national priorities and institutional objectives.
Over the past decade, he has built trusted networks across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the United Kingdom, South America, and Asia, with particularly strong relationships in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, China, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. These networks enable discreet introductions, complex transaction structuring, and partnerships designed to deliver measurable impact and sustainable growth.
Umar has held senior leadership roles including Director of Global Operations across Medybird Gloves Manufacturing, RG Group, Pie Analysis, and UK Wholesales, overseeing international operations, global supply chains, manufacturing expansion, and strategic growth initiatives across multiple sectors.
He has been nominated twice for the HRH Queen’s Award and attended the HRH 75th Anniversary Dinner in recognition of services to business and education. Over several decades, Umar has worked closely with the UK Government’s Department for International Trade and the British Chambers of Commerce, supporting international trade, enterprise development, and cross-border collaboration.
Umar is a Platinum Partner of The Manchester College, a relationship spanning more than a decade. Two nationally recognised qualifications have been named after his company Pie Analysis: the Level 3 Diploma in Business and the Level 3 Diploma in Marketing & Technology, reflecting sustained contributions to vocational education, employability, and industry-aligned training.
His work is defined by disciplined execution, governance-led structuring, and long-term relationship building, supporting scalable and reliable operations in complex, multi-jurisdictional environments where trust, judgement, and credibility are essential.
Principal and institutional engagement:
umar@mondtrade.co
