Chenfei Wang, Head of Wire and Cable, Shanghai

Chenfei is Head of CRU's Wire and Cable team, and works across the full portfolio of products analysing key trends and developments in both the metallic wire and cable, and optical fibre industries. He is a Principal Analyst and also the current editors of CRU's Telecom Cables Market Outlook and Optical Fibre and Cable Monitor.Chenfei joined CRU in early 2019 as an Analyst within the Wire and Cable team. At CRU, Chenfei held various editorship roles including Wire and Cable Market Outlook and HV and EHV Cables Market Outlook. Prior to CRU, Chenfei was working at Rolls-Royce in a variety of engineering leadership roles, with a focus on aeroengine technology development and manufacturing process improvement.

Joseph Gil, Senior Analyst, London

Joe has over eight years of global experience in a variety of roles within the wire and cable industry.He is a Senior Analyst for CRU’s Wire and Cable division, providing knowledge and expertise on the wire and cable global supply chain, which helps clients better understand, address challenges and opportunities in their markets, and ultimately help make better business decisions.Prior to joining CRU, Joe was a Key Account Manager at Prysmian Group (a leading global wire and cable manufacturer).  He led several cost-reduction and inventory management projects with internal and external stakeholders, and performed an integral role in forecasting and planning for future projects.

Vishnu Patidar, Senior Analyst , Mumbai

Vishnu has over 13 years' rich multi-industry experience spanning strategy, marketing, product management, international business development and export sales. He is a Senior Analyst in CRU's Wire and Cable team and works on analysing key trends and developments in both the matellic wire and cable, and the optical fibre and cable industries.Prior to joining CRU, Vishnu was associated with renowned fibre optic cable manufacturers like HFCL Limited and West Coast Optilinks, and was working on global expansion of their business. He executed market-entry strategies for entering new international markets and led successful business expansion initiatives resulting in increased export sales growth.

Natalie Noor-Drugan, Principal Analyst, London

Natalie Noor-Drugan is a content driven journalist and editor with 15 years' experience in daily, weekly and monthly business-to-business publishing for the petrochemicals, fertilizers, steel and wire & cable industries.She has a proven track record in product launches, change management, online and print content creation and content improvement projects. She writes and commissions articles which analyse the wire & cable industry.

Egest Balla, Research Analyst, Pittsburgh

Egest joined CRU in April 2024 as a Research Analyst within the Wire & Cable team and is based in the Pittsburgh office. He works primarily on the Wire & Cable Metallic Services - contributing to reports, market insights and engaging with market participants across the North American region.