FLEX Commodities Appoints Saurabh Sahni as Regional Manager for South Asia
Key Takeaways
- •Saurabh Sahni has been appointed as FLEX Commodities' Regional Manager for South Asia, effective August 2026, based in Dubai.
- •Sahni joined FLEX Commodities in January 2026 as team leader after spending nearly a decade at Integr8 Fuels in Mumbai.
- •FLEX Commodities FZCO was established in 2024 by Rakesh Sharma and is headquartered in Dubai as a marine bunker fuel trading firm.
- •The company has been actively expanding its workforce in 2026, including the July hiring of compliance analyst Khushi Vakil from Morgan Stanley.
- •The appointment comes amid rising marine fuel demand across South Asian shipping hubs and Dubai's growing role as a bunker trading center.
Marine fuel trading firm FLEX Commodities FZCO has appointed Saurabh Sahni as its Regional Manager for South Asia, based in Dubai.
Sahni announced the promotion in an update to his LinkedIn profile, effective as of August 2026. He has been with FLEX Commodities since January 2026, initially joining the company as team leader.
Prior to joining FLEX Commodities, Sahni spent nearly a decade at Integr8 Fuels, where he worked from September 2015 until 2025. During that tenure, he served as a trading manager based in Mumbai, India, one of South Asia's principal bunkering and maritime centers.
FLEX Commodities has been expanding its team throughout 2026. In July, the firm hired Khushi Vakil as its new compliance analyst, also based in Dubai. Vakil joined the company from Morgan Stanley, according to a prior report by Ship & Bunker.
FLEX Commodities FZCO was established in 2024 by Rakesh Sharma. The company is headquartered in Dubai and operates as a marine bunker fuel trading firm, serving shipowners and operators across multiple regions.
The appointment of a dedicated regional manager for South Asia comes as the marine fuels sector continues to see demand growth in key shipping hubs across the Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas. Dubai has increasingly positioned itself as a central hub for bunker trading companies serving both the Middle East and South Asian markets, leveraging its proximity to major shipping lanes between Asia, Europe, and Africa.
The news was first reported by Ship & Bunker.