Warsaw, 22 October 2021
The new Board was elected for a two-year term (2022–2023). Pieter Schuurs (President and COO of ICE Endex) was re-elected Chairman of the Board for his third term while Borut Rajer (Director of Operations, Borzen), Jonas Törnquist (COO, EPEX SPOT), and Piotr Zawistowski (President of the Management Board of TGE) will continue in their roles as Board members. Andrea Péruzy (Chairman and CEO of GME) and Ahmet Türkoğlu (CEO of EPİAŞ/EXIST) have been newly elected to the Board.
The members of the General Assembly also discussed ongoing energy price developments and welcomed the “toolbox” of measures put forth by the European Commission to help vulnerable consumers. Members highlighted their support for a coordinated approach while ensuring the welfare benefits of efficient, integrated, and transparent European energy markets are maintained.
"The energy transition in Europe is galloping. Naturally, Poland is part of it, but in fact we are only at the beginning of the systemic transformation. As a representative of the Polish exchange at Europex, I have the opportunity to draw on the experience of other countries that may be relevant to our domestic energy market. There are many challenges, unknowns and barriers ahead of us, therefore I feel honoured that for the next two years I will represent Poland in such an esteemed group of experts and, through the association, influence the direction of the changes currently taking place” said Piotr Zawistowski, CEO of TGE.
Christian Baer, Secretary General of Europex, commented: “This coming decade will be decisive in terms of transforming towards a net-zero economy and in keeping the costs of this transformation as low as possible and hence socially acceptable. I am therefore glad that we have a competent team to contribute to the ongoing discussion about ‘Fit for 55’, the upcoming Gas Decarbonisation Package and many other import files that will shape Europe’s energy and climate future.”
Since 2005, TGE has also been a member of Europex, actively participating in working groups on electricity, gas and integration issues. Piotr Zawistowski’s election as a member of the Europex Board for the 2020–2021 term and re-election for 2022–2023 is excellent proof that the Polish voice matters in the process of building a common European market.
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Europex was established in April 2002 as a not-for-profit association. It currently brings together 29 energy exchanges and market operators from across Europe, representing the sector in front of international legislative, and regulatory authorities and other stakeholders. The mission of the organisation is to stimulate the European regulatory environment in the area of wholesale energy trading so that it actively supports the integration of exchange trading on the Old Continent in terms of energy and financial policy. These activities contribute to ensuring transparency, efficiency, accessibility, liquidity, integrity and security of European wholesale energy markets.