Two Decades of Building
Value Across Industries

Founded in Zurich in 2006, LCH Holding has grown into a diversified global group — from gold mining and refining to energy, construction, logistics and finance.

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About Us

LCH Holding began in 2006 as a small commodity

trading house in Zurich. Today we are a diversified

group operating in 18 countries, anchored by one of

the region's most respected gold mining businesses.

20

+

Years of operation

18

Countries of operation

2,400

+

Employees worldwide

120

+

Projects completed

98

%

Partner retention rate

LCH Holding headquarters

Our Story

What started as three people trading

refined metals grew into a group that

mines, refines, builds, ships and

finances — always with the same

discipline we had on day one.

In 2009 we acquired our first gold mining concession in Ghana. That single decision shaped everything that followed: the refinery in Switzerland, the energy plants that power our operations, the logistics network that moves our goods and the investment arm that funds the next generation of projects.

The People Behind the Group

Lucas C. Hartmann

Lucas C. Hartmann

Founder & Chairman

Elena Marchetti

Elena Marchetti

Chief Executive Officer

Richard Osei

Richard Osei

Chief Financial Officer

Andrés Villanueva

Andrés Villanueva

President, Gold Mining & Refining

Ingrid Sørensen

Ingrid Sørensen

President, Energy & Natural Resources

Jonathan Park

Jonathan Park

President, Finance & Investments

What our partners say

about working with us

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More than

40

+

active partners

across three continents

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Working with LCH is refreshingly straightforward: clear contracts, realistic timelines and full transparency on assay results. Our bullion desk has sourced from their Swiss refinery for eight years and the quality has never slipped once.

Marcus Reinhardt

Marcus Reinhardt

Head of Procurement, Zurich Precious Metals AG

LCH Energy delivered the Atacama solar park on time and on budget — rare in this industry. Their in-house engineering and honest reporting made our follow-on investment decision the easiest our committee has ever taken.

Sarah Whitmore

Sarah Whitmore

Managing Director, Meridian Infrastructure Fund

The Rotterdam Logistics Hub cut four days from our lead times to Central Europe. LCH's customs team and intermodal network are the reason we consolidated all of our European distribution with them in 2024.

Omar Al-Rashidi

Omar Al-Rashidi

CEO, Gulf Bridge Trading Co.

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