EDF TRADING APPOINTS JONAS HANSSON TO LEAD ITS GREEN FUELS BUSINESS

EDF Trading, the wholesale market subsidiary of EDF S.A., announced today the appointment of Jonas Hansson as Senior Ethanol Trader responsible for the build out of EDFT’s Green Fuels Desk. He will be based in London and will report to Marcello Romano, Chief Trading Officer, Europe.

“We are pleased to welcome Jonas to EDF Trading”, said Philipp Büssenschütt, Chief Commercial Officer. “Developing our sustainable fuels business complements EDF Group’s carbon neutral strategy and will offer new opportunities for EDF Trading in this fast-growing market”.

Jonas has over 25 years’ trading and business development experience in petrochemicals and biofuels. He was, most recently, Head of Ethanol Trading at Cremer Oleo & Co in Hamburg, Germany.

For further information, please contact:

EDF Trading
Michele Reid, Head of Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7061 4232
Email: michele.reid@edftrading.com

EDF Trading
EDF Trading is a leader in the international wholesale energy markets.  The company manages a portfolio of assets which give it the ability to source, supply, transport, store, blend and convert physical commodities around the world.  These capabilities enable EDF Trading to deliver essential asset optimisation services, risk management and wholesale market access to the EDF Group and its third party customers, helping them to realise the value inherent in their asset portfolios.

EDF Trading is active in the electricity, natural gas, LPG, oil and environmental products markets.  It is also active in the LNG and coal and freight markets via JERA Global Markets* (“JERAGM*”).  EDF Trading is one of the largest wholesale market traders in Europe for power and gas. In North America, EDF is one of the leading marketers of gas and power, one of the main providers of generation services for power generation companies and a leading energy retailer for large commercial and industrial customers. 

*JERAGM is a joint venture between JERA Co., Inc. (66.67% through JERA Trading International Pte. Ltd. equity) and EDF Trading (33.33% equity).  JERAGM operates one of the largest seaborne energy portfolios in the world.

EDF Trading is a 100% owned subsidiary of EDF SA., one of the world’s biggest electricity generators and a leader in low-carbon production.

EDF Trading has around 800 employees with key offices in London, Paris, Singapore and Houston.

For more information, please visit www.edftrading.com.