EDF TRADING APPOINTS PHILIPP BÜSSENSCHÜTT AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
London, 9 December 2025 — EDF Trading today announced the appointment of Philipp Büssenschütt as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 January, 2026. In his new role, Büssenschütt will lead EDF Trading’s global business across its offices in London, Houston, Paris and Singapore. Büssenschütt succeeds Béatrice Bigois who takes up a new role as Group Senior Executive VP, Customers and Energy Services, EDF.
Büssenschütt is currently Chief Commercial Officer and a member of EDF Trading’s Executive Committee, as well as a Director of JERA Global Markets. With thirty years’ experience in commodities, he has built and led high-performing commercial teams and expanded EDF Trading's business globally.
Since joining EDF Trading in 2002, Büssenschütt has held a series of senior roles. In 2009, he spent a year in Houston, Texas as Head of Origination and Business Development for North America. He became Global Head of Origination in 2010, Chief Commercial Officer, Origination and Business Development in 2013, and assumed his current Chief Commercial Officer remit in 2019.
“Philipp brings extensive commercial expertise and a global outlook, making him the ideal leader for EDF Trading. I’m delighted by this appointment. Philipp’s proven track record of managing our trading activities and developing new business across the globe will enable EDF Trading to remain a highly successful trading company while upholding a disciplined approach to risk,” said Béatrice Bigois, Chief Executive.
"I'm honoured to lead EDF Trading into its next phase. We will continue to develop our global trading and optimisation platform to deliver asset optimisation, innovative risk management solutions and exceptional services to the EDF Group and our customers,” said Philipp Büssenschütt.
About 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 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.
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