Byhmgard recruits Sandra Brenner as Head of Energy Markets and Trading

Sandra Brenner joins from Sigholm, where she works as an energy strategist and will continue in parallel to support Sigholm in a part time role. She has 18 years of experience in the electricity market and has previously been a Senior Analyst at Svenska kraftnät, the Swedish transmission system operator, an Analyst and Senior Portfolio Manager at SR Energy, and a Financial Power Trader and Portfolio Manager at Göteborg Energi. She has also been a peer reviewer on electricity markets in the United States for the International Energy Agency (IEA) and a board member of the Nordic Association of Electricity Traders (NAET).

As Head of Energy Markets and Trading, Sandra Brenner will be responsible for leading and developing Byhmgard's energy market analysis and trading activities, including trading on the intraday and balancing markets. She will prepare proposals for the risk policy, trading mandates, limits and other governing documents for the Company's trading, and be responsible for ensuring that trading is conducted within the established mandates, risk frameworks and policies. As a member of the management team, she will also support the CEO and the organisation and lead the work of translating the management's vision into documentation and reporting.

The recruitment comes as Byhmgard moves from delivering battery systems to owning and operating its own plants. The Company's two battery storage plants in Rīga, Latvia, are planned to enter commercial operation in the second quarter of 2027, with revenue from trading on the electricity market and from balancing and ancillary services to the transmission system operator. With its own trading function, Byhmgard is building the capability to manage and optimise the revenue from its plants in house.

"We are very pleased to welcome Sandra to Byhmgard. As our first own plants enter operation in 2027, trading and risk management become a central part of our business. Sandra's experience of the energy markets means we can build a trading operation with clear mandates and sound control from day one," says Christian Byhmer, CEO of Byhmgard.

“Having gained an understanding of Byhmgard’s vision and seen the goals the company is working towards and delivering on, I see an exciting journey that I would very much like to be part of.” says Sandra Brenner.