Marc Merrill

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Germany

About

Energy executive and leader with extensive experience and expertise in the issues impacting companies active in the North American, European and global energy and commodities markets. Demonstrated history of successfully building, leading and restructuring global teams and organizations in the context of fundamental change and disruption.

Experience

  • Uniper (10 yrs 6 mos)
    • General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Executive Vice President with overall responsibility for the legal and compliance function of the Uniper Group

    • President & CEO - Uniper North America
      Jan 2020 - May 2023 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Senior executive with overall responsibility for all Uniper Group companies in North America and direct commercial PnL responsibility for North American power and gas

    • Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
      Feb 2019 - May 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Member of the Executive Board of Management (Vorstand) of Uniper Global Commodities SE

  • Board Member at GACC South - German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S., Inc.
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • E.ON (5 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Legal Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
      Jul 2013 - Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Head of legal & compliance department responsible for all legal, regulatory and compliance issues related to the establishment and operation of new North American trading arm.

    • Corporate Attorney
      Mar 2010 - Jun 2013 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Advised on a broad range of legal and regulatory issues surrounding the trading of physical and financial power, natural gas, oil, LNG, coal, weather and environmental commodities (formerly E.ON Global Commodities SE)

  • Associate at King & Wood Mallesons
    Jul 2008 - Nov 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Private Equity, Private Equity Fund Formation (formerly SJ Berwin LLP)

  • Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at Clifford Chance
    Mar 2008 - Jun 2008 · 4 mos

    M&A, Capital Markets, Antitrust Four month station as part of DAAD lawyer program