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Jan Haizmann, Managing Director

 

E-mail: j.haizmann@correggio-consulting.eu

Tel: +32 (0) 2 737 11 03

Mobile: +32 (0) 472 365 725

 

SUMMARY //

Dr Jan Haizmann is Managing Director of Correggio Consulting. 

 

As Managing Director, Jan brings over 15 years of experience in energy trading in a variety of corporate functions. Jan advises the top-tier management of his international clients on a range of legal and regulatory aspects of commodity trading and gives contractual advice. He offers profound expertise in the energy industry, regulatory compliance, contractual support, risk management and business development.  

 

In parallel to his consulting activities, Jan holds different functions within the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET). He was admitted to the German Bar in 1994, and holds a doctorate from the University of Brussels and an LLM from the University of London.

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE //

 

  • Regulatory compliance and implementation

  • Business optimisation and corporate strategy

  • Risk management services

  • Contract negotiation

  • Antitrust and Competition Matters

  • Arbitration services and dispute resolution

  • Business support and market entry

  • Due diligence for infrastructure projects

  • Executive training

SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE //

CENTRAL EUROPEAN PLATFORM PROVIDER - 2014

Business strategy and probable organisational restructuring in view of regulatory overhaul of physical commodity market

 

INTERNATIONAL COMMODITIES TRADER  -  2013

Compliance gap analysis in relation to MIFID, EMIR and REMIT                           

 

PRISMA EUROPEAN CAPACITY PLATFORM  -  2013

Analysis of new regulation applying to platform offerings and corporate strategy for product launch           

 

EU GAS PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT  -  2012

Due diligence and legal advising on applicable EU and national regimes for pipeline project

 

SWISS ENERGY TRADER  -  2010

Re-design of contractual portfolio in the context of shifting the business to a new trading company

 

MARKET EXPERT IN ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS - 2008-2009

Several interventions as expert in arbitration proceedings in the Romanian and Hungarian power markets

 

BANK OF TOKYO - 2007

Due diligence for a buy-in into a Belgian commodity trader on behalf of a Japanese investment bank

 

MEDIATOR IN TRADING CONFLICTS - 2006

Including in conflicts triggered by the gas supply disruption in January 2006

 

BP GAS MARKETING - 2006

Advice on restructuring and streamlining of corporate structures and policy strategies for oil trading company in Europe

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GLENCORE - 2005-2006

Antitrust and regulatory audits of coal agreements for major coal trader

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE //

CORREGGIO CONSULTING - Brussels, BE

Managing Director - 2005-present

 

THE EXECUTIVE PARTNERS GROUP - Brussels, BE

Associate Partner - 2014-present

 

EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF ENERGY TRADERS - Brussels, BE

Head of EU Liaison Office - 2005-present

Chair, EFET Legal Committee - 2005-present

  • Working on contractual standardisation throughout Europe

  • Coordination role with deal-brokering in case of different interests of corporate EFET members in contractual drafting

  • EFET documentation is the market standard for contracts for continental OTC energy wholesale trades

Chairman, EFETnet Board - 2007-present

Member, EFET Board 

 

EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF ENERGY TRADERS, DEUTSCHLAND - Berlin, DE

Managing Director - 2009-2013

 

GLENCORE ENERGY - London, UK

Origination Manager (Gas Front Desk Origination) - 2003-2004

  • Member of the management team reporting directly to CEO of Glencore Oil Trading Desk

  • Origination of business in continental Europe, later gas supply origination management in north Africa, Russia, Norway

  • Managing the operational aspects of physical supply contracts and international gas transportation contracts

  • Negotiation of credit and trading instruments

  • Deal support for futures, put- and call-options in oil and gas

                                                                          

TXU ENERGY TRADING - London, UK & Geneva, CH

Senior Legal and Regulatory Counsel - 2002-2003

  • Member of corporate acquisition team and overall responsibility for anti-trust due diligence

  • Integration of gas and power trading portfolio, contract support, deal support

  • Negotiation of trading instruments and bilateral trading contracts with focus on gas and power

  • Settlement agreements and litigation management   

 

ENRON EUROPE - London, UK

Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs - 1999-2001

  • Legal support for gas and power supply business including: supply and trading contracts, and litigation management; regulatory compliance Telecommunications and power supply licensing procedures with Europe and Asia

  • Liaison with legal counsel, government working groups, trade associations, institutions

  • Liaison with USA HQ in Houston, regional HG in Singapore 

  • Responsible for USD 2 million budget for external consultants, lawyers

 

WESTPHALEN BAPPERT & MODEST - Brussels, BE

Lawyer - 1995-2000

  • Head of European Practice Group

  • Competition law and public procurement

  • Commercial and corporate product liability

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND //

FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS - Brussels, BE

PhD, Comparative IP Law -1995

 

BAR SCHOOL -  Munich, DE

Second State-Exam Law - 1994

 

QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON - London, UK

LLM, Commercial Law - 1991

 

ALBERT LUDWIGS UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG - Freiburg, DE

First State Exam in Law - 1989

LANGUAGES //

 

  • German (native)

  • English (fluent)

  • French (fluent)

  • Dutch (fluent)

 

CERTIFICATES AND AFFILIATIONS //

 

  • Board Member and Legal Committee Chair, European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET)

  • Member, European Energy Exchange Council

  • Chairman, EFETnet Supervisory Board

  • Exclusive Partnership with Montel

 

AWARDS //

 

  • Silver Award for Excellence by "Commodity Now" in August 2009

  • Gold Award for Excellence by "Commodity Now" in November 2008

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