TrailStone's Silbert says the best is yet to come

TrailStone chief executive David Silbert never expected to embark on a career in commodities, but the company he founded in April 2013 is now the talk of the industry, writes Mark Pengelly

David Silbert - TrailStone
TrailStone's David Silbert

David Silbert is a man with a positive outlook on life. One example of this comes in his response to the question of what he considers to be the highlight of his 22-year career in commodities. The founder and chief executive of TrailStone – a logistics and trading company backed by New York-based private equity firm Riverstone Holdings – has plenty of options to choose from. But according to Silbert, the best is yet to come.

"Getting [TrailStone] launched was a big deal for me," he says. "My

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