Matt Sandell

Senior Gas Trader @ Count Energy Trading

Zug, Zug, Switzerland

About

• Extensive experience in the European Gas markets, in both analytical and trading roles. • Experience in structured products, transportation and cross commodity. • Full understanding of the fundamentals of the energy markets – including correlation of products. • Highly motivated, with excellent perceptive and analytical ability. Quick to adapt to new situations. • Work well under pressure, and in fast paced environments. • Team player and independent worker.

Experience

  • Senior Gas Trader at Count Energy Trading
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

  • Senior Structured Trader at D.TRADING
    Dec 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Natural Gas at Kolmar Group AG
    Jun 2021 - Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Portfolio Manager at Novatek Gas & Power
    Dec 2013 - Jun 2021 · 7 yrs 7 mos

  • RWE Trading (2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Short Term Gas Trader - Commercial Asset Optimisation
      Aug 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Responsibilities: • Trading a +9bcm portfolio on TTF, Zee, NBP, NCG & GPL; • Optimisation of storage, transport, industrial sales and internal customer flows (incl. Retail and LNG departments); • Significant involvement with the Structuring and Origination teams. Key Achievements: • Maximised profit by trading and the creation and use of optionality in our portfolio; • Managed highly stressed market conditions, handling high volumes from our retail desk, oil-gas lock ins, sourcing significant extra flex in the market, and working with the LNG desk to gain extra revenue;

    • Gas Portfolio Analyst - Commercial Asset Optimisation
      Sep 2010 - Aug 2011 · 1 yr

      Responsibilities: • Portfolio and market analysis for the Dutch and Belgium gas portfolios; • Optimisation of transportation and storage assets; • Evaluation, pricing and negotiations of industrial sales, flex, transport and storage. Key Achievements: • Changed the analysis for the flex requirement for the portfolio, resulting in a reduction in the flex we sourced, reducing costs and enabling us to sell surplus flex; • Instrumental in the analysis, pricing and negotiation of the sale of flex supply contracts to our internal retail department (+€100m deal); • Set up an automated live optimisation model for our transport positions.