EDF Trading Names Three Managing Directors For Its North American Business

EDF Trading, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDF S.A., announced the following three appointments to its management team across its two businesses in North America:

• James (Jim) Fallon - Fallon joins as Managing Director of Trading and Operations for EDF Trading North America. Fallon joined the company today from Parkhurst Resources Inc., where he was President and Chief Executive Officer.

• Mary Anne Brelinsky - Brelinsky has been appointed Managing Director, EDF Trading North America. Brelinsky retains her current role as President, EDF Energy Services, the customer facing business for EDF Trading.

• Jason Earnheart - Earnheart has been appointed Managing Director, EDF Trading North America responsible for Origination, Mid Marketing and business development for Generation Services, Supply to Retail Energy Providers and Commercial and Industrial end use customers. This is an enhanced role for Earnheart who was previously EDFT’s Head of Origination for North America.

Fallon, Brelinsky and Earnheart will report to John Rittenhouse, Chief Executive.

The above team will be joined by Chris Madland who has been appointed Head of Risk for North America. Madland was previously Head of Flexibility Optimisation for EDFT in North America.

EDF Trading recently appointed Jeff Johnson as Interim President, EDF Trading North America following the departure of Robert Forgrave. Johnson will work with the above team until the end of the year to help implement the company’s strategy for its North American business through developing its customer-facing activities and focusing its trading activities on core markets.