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Building the future of secondary metal trading at METYCLE

Get to know our mission, vision, values and the extraordinary team that brings METYCLE to life every day.

We want to be the world's most efficient and convenient *marketplace for secondary metals*.

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We want to be the world's most efficient and convenient marketplace for secondary metals.

And we do that by enabling efficient trade of secondary metals through technology, speeding up the flow of secondary metal recycling, reducing the need to mine primary raw materials and lowering the world's emissions of greenhouse gases.

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We want to be the world's most efficient and convenient *marketplace for secondary metals*.

Our core values

Prioritize the customer

We build services and tools for the benefit of our customers - every department is at the service of ensuring that secondary metals flow faster and more efficiently all over the world.

Trust yourself and each other

We trust each other and we always give each other the benefit of the doubt. We respect each other and embrace the diversity of perspectives and cultures that everybody brings. Use the freedom and autonomy given to you to be creative and courageous.

Move with urgency

We are a lean company with enough structure to move faster than any other player in the market. This way, we work to be drivers of digital change in an old-school global industry, not followers.

Be accountable and financially responsible

We are daring, but take responsibility for the decisions we make. We have freedom to decide smartly and we are wise when it comes to spending time and money.

Be focused but curious

We don't over-do, over-engineer or over-plan: we use our collective professional experience to solve the right problems while always investigating the most efficient ways of working and Just. Getting. Stuff. Done.

Think rigorously and use data

We care about making the right decisions and we use data to build evidence before deciding wherever possible.

Why work for METYCLE?

Ownership from day one

Structured way of work

Fast paced company

Innovation is at our core

Continuous growth and learning trajectory

Positive impact for the world

Our team

Rafael Suchan
Rafael Suchan

Co-founder & Managing Director

Rafael is an experienced senior executive and former CEO of Chiho Environmental Group and Scholz Recycling, one of the leading metal recycling companies globally. Based in Beijing, China, he brings deep knowledge of the recycling industry and a unique network ready to make metals flow around the world.

Sebastian Brenner
Sebastian Brenner

Co-founder & Managing Director

Sebastian is a B2B marketing expert with more than 15 years of experience and former CEO of CheMondis, the leading online B2B platform for industrial chemicals. Based in Cologne, Germany, he is passionate about digital businesses and is driven by delivering results in short time with highly diverse and highly peraforming teams.

Camila Freitas Ribeiro
Camila Freitas Ribeiro

Head of Product, Engineering and Design

Camila is a Berlin-based product, engineering and design professional with a 15-year career in Brazil and Germany. In METYCLE she shapes the product strategy, coordinates product development, oversees product teams and drives the design process.

Veli Pekka Kiiski
Veli Pekka Kiiski

Head of Business Dev. and Trading EMEA

Veli has shone his considerable experience in the non-ferrous metals industry across multiple locations including Lucerne, Singapore, and Shanghai. He is currently based in Zug, Switzerland. In METYCLE he leverages his expertise and industry connections to drive business development and trading initiatives across the EMEA region.

Markus Oligslagers
Markus Oligslagers

Senior Product Manager

Markus is a seasoned Senior Product Manager at METYCLE. His journey in the start-up realm has seen him wear many hats, including those of a Product Owner, Data Engineer, and Business Analyst. Based in Düsseldorf, Markus is a data enthusiast at heart and thrives on building exceptional products.

Nassim Raeesi
Nassim Raeesi

Product Designer

Nasim is the product designer at METYCLE. With her educational background in chemical engineering and experience in digital B2B products, she is ensuring that METYCLE remains user-friendly for a global audience of buyers and sellers. Her dedication to improving user experiences is a driving force behind her contributions to METYCLE's success.

Peeyush Singla
Peeyush Singla

Senior Fullstack Engineer

Peeyush is a passionate full stack software engineer with 10 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying robust web applications. Proficient in both front-end and back-end technologies, he dedicated to creating seamless user experiences and scalable solutions for METYCLE.

Sufyan Afzal
Sufyan Afzal

Backend Engineer

Sufyan is a Software Engineer with more then 8 years of professional experience working mainly as a backend engineer participating in designing solution, implementing features, deployments and maintaining the applications. At Metycle, he is focused on Backend development, process automations and infrastructure.

Jorge Miranda Álamo
Jorge Miranda Álamo

Senior Backend Engineer

Jorge is a developer with more than 10 years of experience in IT. He works for METYCLE through edataconsulting (https://edataconsulting.es/en) and is currently focused on process automations.

Alejandro Aragón
Alejandro Aragón

Frontend Engineer

Alejandro is a Frontend Engineer at METYCLE. With his keen eye for combining design finesse with code mastery to create captivating web experiences that drive our digital success. He works for METYCLE through edataconsulting (https://edataconsulting.es/en).

Umut Ozturk
Umut Ozturk

Lead Business Development

Umut, based in Limburg, Netherlands, boasts over a decade of experience in international business mostly in sales. At METYCLE he leads business development team, expanding METYCLE's market reach and enhancing commercial processes through a digital approach.

Aridany Ruano Freire
Aridany Ruano Freire

Software Architect

Aridany is a software architect who loves to help teams build solid and resilient foundations for their amazing products. He has been in the industry for almost 20 years and has collaborated with METYCLE through edataconsulting (https://edataconsulting.es/en).

Juan Carlos Arroyo
Juan Carlos Arroyo

Frontend Engineer

Juan Carlos is a Frontend Engineer at METYCLE working through edataconsulting (https://edataconsulting.es/en) with more than 5 years of experience creating web solutions with cutting-edge technologies always with an eye on quality and scalability.

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