Guillaume Cottin

Market Risk Manager at Axpo Group

Zug, Zug, Switzerland

About

Energy | Risk | Market Research Enabling a sustainable future through innovative energy solutions. An analytical mind with excellent communication skills and passion for commodity markets, used to work in multicultural environments. Fields of expertise: Energy market risk management, market analysis, commodity price forecasting, data management, middle office, macroeconomics, international finance

Experience

  • Axpo Group (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Team Leader Market Risk Metrics
      Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Team Leadership and Management Spearhead a high-performing team of four seasoned experts, driving collaborative efforts and fostering a culture of excellence within the team. Market & Liquidity Risk Metric Take the helm in steering projects related to Liquidity Risk, encompassing critical aspects such as CFaR, MaR, LaR, cash optimization, IM management, EFPs, Triangulations, CSA counterparty modeling, and stress tests. Proactive Risk Mitigation Proactively identify and address potential risks, ensuring that the organization remains secure and resilient in a dynamic financial landscape. Building Resilience and Anti-Fragility Dedicate efforts to fortify and enhance systems, fostering anti-fragility to thrive in challenging environments while simultaneously ensuring operational robustness.

    • Market Risk Manager
      Jul 2019 - Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Market Risk Analyst within Axpo Solutions AG (ex Axpo Trading AG) with focus on Power, Gas and Greens Origination / Portfolio Management in France, Belgium and Swiss markets.

  • Mondelēz International (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Sugar & Dairy Market Research
      Dec 2017 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Provided research insights to support sugar and dairy products hedging decisions as well as advised sourcing teams in making sound buying decisions. Successfully conducted in-depth market research at both global and regional levels. - Monthly market presentations and weekly market updates to internal stakeholders, including S&D for sugar and dairy products, stocks, farmer’s decisions, weather impacts, political factors - Price forecasts and budget assumptions building - Maintained a network of potential key sources of information along the supply chain (farmers, transformers/millers, advisers, brokers, officials, etc.) and participated in industry conferences as well as workshops - Supported the implementation of a new ETRM software focused on real-time trade capture, mark-to-market and risk management

    • Dairy Market Research
      Dec 2016 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Main Missions: - Analyze Supply and Demand within the scope of: weather patterns, production costs of commodity and of competitive crops, understand farmers’ and industry behaviors as well as price elasticity of commodity, demand seasonality - Develop state of the art commodity analysis to be best in class to forecast market prices

    • Analyst Commodities Derivatives
      Nov 2015 - Jan 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Middle Officer for commodities derivatives (Cocoa, Grains & Oils, Energy, Metals, Sugar and Dairy), including exotic structures. Organized the transition from Hegde Accounting to Fair Value as well as a Clearer transition. - Quarterly & Annual (10-Q, 10-K) financial reporting consolidations for derivatives (open/realized, P&L recharges, notional values, variation analysis, option premiums) - MtM valuation of futures, options, swaps and exotic derivatives - Margin calls and broker account management, trading limits follow-up - Plant’s commodities needs forecasts - Audit requests support, SOX controls, VaR outputs

  • EY (2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Financial Audit, Commodities Trading Sector
      Jul 2015 - Oct 2015 · 4 mos

      Financial audit of major trading companies in Geneva, active in following markets: Oil & Gas, Agricultural, Metals as well as Shipping. Main Missions: - Deep understanding of client’s businesses and analysis of trade position reporting - Testing and analyzing purchases, sales, inventories, etc. - Deal testing (Contracts, Invoices, B/Ls, Inspection reports, L/Cs, etc.) - Financial derivatives Mark-to-market (forward, futures) - Bank and broker statements reconciliations - Redactor of the bi-weekly EY Geneva Commodity Trading Hub Newsletter - Evaluating controls and risk processes (risk identification, test of controls, position limits)

    • Associate Financial Audit, Commodities Trading Sector
      Oct 2013 - Jun 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos

      - Financial audit of commodities trading houses.

  • Internship Trade Finance, Global Commodity Finance Department at BCGE
    Jul 2011 - Aug 2011 · 2 mos

    - Counterparty risk assessment - Maritime insurance verification

  • Internship Sale Department at RUAG Aviation
    Jul 2010 - Aug 2010 · 2 mos