Charles Malec

Head of Operations & Settlement - Renewables Markets - Trading Operations | Empowering Managers and Teams | Founder of The Charly Method

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

At the forefront of ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales, I helm the trading operations for renewable energy, focusing on the seamless integration of financial and technical aspects of power contracts. My tenure includes leading a competent team in enhancing trading system accuracy, fostering collaborations, and navigating regulatory landscapes. Our collective efforts support ENGIE's ambitious global expansion, particularly across North Western Europe. Previously, as Finance and Operations Manager, my stewardship involved the financial oversight of major industrial accounts, including in-depth P&L analyses and cross-departmental strategic initiatives. These contributions were pivotal in identifying growth opportunities and refining financial practices. With a history of leading internal restructuring projects, I bring a blend of creativity and analytical acumen to drive operational efficiency and digital transformation in the energy sector.

Experience

  • Founder at The Charly Method
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    Founder of The Charly Method and creator of the HUMAN framework.

  • ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales (7 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head of Operations & Settlement - Renewables - Trading Operations
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Leading a dynamic team at ENGIE GEMS, ensuring the accuracy and functionality of renewable power contracts both financially and technically, including billing, across North Western Europe and supporting our global growth. Driving excellence in trading system representation, collaborating with clients, forecast providers, TSOs/DSOs, and staying ahead of regulatory developments.

    • Finance and Operations Manager - BP Clients
      Oct 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      As a Finance Manager at ENGIE, I lead a team of 4 financial controllers responsible for overseeing the financial performance of all key industrial accounts. My main responsibilities include: - Conducting detailed analysis of Profit and Loss (P&L) statements to identify areas for improvement and opportunities for growth. - Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and implement financial strategies that align with business objectives. - Providing guidance and support to my team to ensure accurate and timely reporting of financial data. - Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to drive financial performance and improve customer satisfaction. - Leading budgeting and forecasting activities to ensure financial targets are met and risks are identified and mitigated.

    • Finance & Operations - Team Lead Belgium & Netherlands
      Dec 2019 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Power asset optimizer at ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales
    Oct 2015 - Oct 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Missions : - Transpose production plans into financial products to calculate the value and hedge exposure of ENGIE assets in Central Western Europe, utilizing spread options and futures. - Manage operational hedging process for illiquid markets, from D+2 to Y+4, to ensure risk hedging path for each asset as determined by clients and the risk committee. - Monitor P&L per asset and report to clients. - Prepare budgets for BOY to Y+3. - Optimize current processes and introduce digitalization through tool optimization and API implementation.

  • GRTgaz (6 yrs 8 mos)
    • Data Analysis Team Manager
      Oct 2012 - Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Missions : - Manage the Data Analysis Team - Report and update the board about the imbalance account status and the situation regarding French regulator objectives. (Imbalance account = gas inlet - gas consumption) - Be a reference for R&D or SI projects. - Planification and supervision of major network development siteworks regarding the network impacts. - On-call work for emergency network situations. Mission of the team : - Analyze and validate daily raw data incoming from the metering devices and chromatographs in - order to provide our clients their daily consumption with the highest reliability level. - Provide the best available estimation of consumption, in case of a system failure, to our clients - Provide an everyday detailed picture of our client consumptions to the market (and other business units) - Prepare and validate monthly data in contribution to the billing process - Propose improvement to the operational & maintenance team in order to optimize the overall metering process

    • Maintenance Engineer
      Mar 2009 - Oct 2012 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Maintenance: Building the yearly maintenance’s plan of the region. Failure feedback analysis and large scale maintenance operations’ supervision. Optimisation of pipeline surveillance reporting (Innovation 2010: 1st price award). Costs analysis for several maintenance activities using PM-SAP module. Audit of reducing station and renewal program’s proposal. Logistic: Leader of a team of 4 people, responsible of the 37 maintenance’s warehouses. Proposing and supervising regional objectives. Costs optimization. Automatisation of the logistic chain and IT expertise. Lean management: Leader of a team of 4 people, supervising and analysing the performance’s feedback. Member of the Implementation Committee, gathering feedback and proposing organizational updates.

  • Trainee at ExxonMobil
    2006 - 2007 · 1 yr

    02/07-06/07 ExxonMobil Refinery - Singapore Engineer Internship - Modelling of cooling tower operations during annual refinery maintenance operations. Development of new procedures to manage the shut down. Mission involved tasks planning management, VBA programming and intensive use of Excel macros and intensive teamwork with the process and maintenance teams. Economic incentives evaluation. - Flare system analysis to plan for flare shut down during upcoming shutdown. Mission covered the safety analysis for the procedure established, risk assessment and successful presentation to the Safety Operation Committee 04/06-06/06 ExxonMobil Chemical - Singapore Engineer Internship - Network modelling including field validation of the whole site Sea Water System; the model is now used for debottleneck studies. - Presentation and Tutorials on model and its results made to the management and technical teams Specialties: Network modelisation, Refinery processes, Planning and team management, Safety analysis, Asian Culture