Marcus Ferdinand

Chief Analytics Officer, Veyt

Oslo, Oslo, Norway

About

Since 2009, I advise stakeholders in the private and public sectors on the changing energy and climate landscape and forecast price patterns in traded energy commodities. Throughout my career I have worked towards the decarbonisation of the European economy by providing analytical insights to key decision makers, the trading community and policy makers. I have a proven track record of successfully handling large-scale projects as well as managing diverse teams.

Experience

  • Veyt (Oslo, Norway)
    • Chief Analytics Officer
      Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

      Veyt is a fast-growing market intelligence company in the renewable energy and low-carbon space and our clients span across some of the world's leading energy and utility companies. We enable organizations with data-driven insights to optimize their climate targets and facilitate the green energy transition. I am heading our highly-skilled analyst team and take responsibility for managing and expanding our product offering.

    • Chief Executive Officer (interim)
      Aug 2025 - Oct 2025 · 3 mos

  • Managing Director at Greenfact GmbH
    Nov 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Manager at THEMA Consulting Group
    Aug 2021 - Feb 2022 · 7 mos

    At THEMA I am responsible for forecasting and analysing developments related to the EU Emission Trading system (EU ETS) and European power markets I have a keen interest in Europe’s decarbonisation pathway and more than ten years of relevant experience across various employers and locations.

  • ICIS (Karlsruhe Area, Germany)
    • Head of European Power & Carbon Analytics
      Sep 2018 - Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Together with my team of 20+ energy market experts based in Karlsruhe, London and Singapore I am forecasting prices and analyse trends in Europe's rapidly transforming power markets. Further, we closely monitor and predict key developments for the EU Emission Trading System and provide insights into the technical analysis of key energy markets. My role involves the management and evolution of our analytical products.

    • Lead Analyst EU Power & Carbon Markets
      Apr 2017 - Aug 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

      I am heading a team responsible for providing our clients with insights into the European power and carbon markets. The position involves the co-ordination of our quantitative and qualitative analysis, bringing together deep insights regarding the rapidly changing energy market landscape. My role includes the development of new and innovative products for the company to grow further in the energy analytics space. I am responsible for our client and prospect outreach and our thought leadership campaign.

  • Managing Consultant at Ecofys
    Sep 2016 - Mar 2017 · 7 mos

    As Managing Consultant I focus on topics around Carbon Pricing and Policies. My role involves project acquisition and management of carbon pricing related topics (EU ETS focus), international carbon pricing mechanisms, energy and climate policies as well as climate negotiations. Ecofys works with public and private clients across the globe.