I have been active in the Weather Markets since 2006, and since 2008 based in Dusseldorf Germany where I've been responsible for set up of E.ON's Weather Desk and for co-ordinating and developing all of the E.ON Group weather hedging and trading activities on a pan european basis. I have also served on the board of the Weather Risk Management Association (www.wrma.org) for the last four years, two years as VP and currently as the President of the Association.Prior to my current position I have held a number of commercial roles within Powergen, Kinetica and East Midlands Electricity in the UK, and have over 15 years experience in the energy markets.