Pierre Buisson

Senior Structurer Weather and Energy

Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Senior Structurer - Agro & Weather at New Reinsurance Company Ltd. (NewRe)
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Underwriting, structuring and pricing of weather and commodity-based products to help companies in the management of their weather and commodity price exposure.

  • Speaker/Lecturer at ETH Zürich
    Mar 2019 - Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Lecturer on Energy Markets Fundamentals and Modelling. Power Markets Master I and II courses.

  • Axpo Solutions AG (3 yrs 8 mos)
    • Head Models Core Markets
      Apr 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

      - Head of a team of Quants, Market Analysts and Data Scientists in charge of the asset backed trading models and market analysis. - Responsible for the development of the new advanced analytics hydro optimisation model, coordination of external consultants and internal experts (quants, hydro modellers, optimisers, data scientists)

    • Senior Analyst & Data Scientist
      Feb 2018 - Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      - Development of long-term hedging strategies on energy markets and ad-hoc analyses to support trading decisions - Support the implementation of a new fundamental model for spot forecasting: extended modelling with flow-based market coupling, plant-level dispatch and sensitivities, automatized 24/7 datafeeds, advanced reporting capabilities - Creation of a series of dashboards and tools to support decision making processes on spot, forward and SDL markets as well as hydro optimisation

  • Manager R&D at Genscape, Inc.
    Sep 2013 - Dec 2017 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Manager of the power data research team (5 people). Expert in power markets. Research and market analysis: - Identification and tracking of market trends, monitoring of infrastructure changes - Expert in European power market fundamentals - Quarterly publication of analytical reports on electricity infrastructure (renewable developments and new power plant projects) and market trends - Expansion to new geographical areas: Mexico, Japan, USA Market expertise and client support: - Power market analysis - Client trainings and support for the EPSI Platform - Sales support - Regular publication of white papers and blog posts Modelling expert: - Expert in power market modelling. - Contribution to the development of new modules in the EPSI Platform

  • Enerdata (Grenoble)
    • Head of Global Energy Forecasting (consulting) department
      Apr 2011 - Sep 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Strategic advisory in low carbon and energy strategies: - Realization of long-term multi-commodity scenarios for energy transition - Support to numerous governments in the design of their energy and climate policies: France, UK, Mexico, South Africa... - Special advisor to the Danish government during COP15 - Consulting work for several governments and international organizations for COP15 and 16 - Recommendation and quantification of climate-friendly investment strategies, identification of low carbon options - Monitoring and impact assessment of new carbon policies and measures - Participation to the RISKERGY project (founding project of Beyond Ratings): creation of an innovative methodology to assess energy and climate resilience and financial materiality on GDPs, government debt and corporate exposure to provide a new sustainable investment angle to the finance community. ESG analysis. Networking development: - Numerous successes in commercial deals with a large variety of actors: energy companies, national governments, European Commission… - Establishment of long-term partnerships Team management (7 people) and leadership: - Team management and motivation - Recruitment and training of new staff - Definition of objectives and direct reporting of the performance to the CEO

    • Consultant / Analyst
      Oct 2008 - Apr 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Analyst in the Global Energy and Carbon Forecasting Department, I contributed to the modelling and the analysis of prospective medium to long-term scenarios to assess market opportunities and risks for numerous large private companies and public institutions. Some examples of conducted projects among many others Energy companies and large industries: - Preparation of long-term multi-energy scenarios (POLES model) - Identification of relevant and profitable low carbon opportunities and green infrastructures - Development of new business plans Danish Energy Agency: - Advisor during COP15 and COP16 climate negotiations - Development of carbon analysis tools to support climate negotiations: contribution allocation, identification of low carbon strategies, carbon trades, financing needs - Development of a long-term partnership with the Low Carbon Transition Unit of the Danish Energy Agency to identify green investment opportunities in emerging economies French Ministry of Sustainable Development: - Identification of CDMs and NAMAs in Latin America, Africa and South-East Asia - Preparation of the official CO2 and Energy Efficiency scenarios for the Grenelle de l’Environnement, collaboration with industrial partners and unions - Preparation of the official French reporting on climate and energy to the European Commission - Low carbon and energy efficiency investment recommendations as well as financing mechanisms European Commission: - Participation to several research projects to identify low carbon strategies to meet the 2 degree target