CV Issue 1 2018

CORPORATE VISION / Issue 1 2018 43 , ENGIE is a global energy player and an expert operator in the business of electricity, natural gas and energy services. We spoke to Nicole Iseppi as we look to find out a bit more about her own success and as well as ENGIE’s accomplishments. Experience and Quality on a Global Scale ENGIE (formerly known as GDF Suez, prior to April 2015) is a French multinational global company, that develops its power, natural gas, energy services around a model based on responsible growth to take on the major challenges of the energy’s transition to a low-carbon economy: access to sustainable energy; climate-change mitigation and adaptation; and the rational use of resources. The Group provides individuals, cities and businesses with highly efficient and innovative solutions largely based on its expertise in four key sectors: renewable energy, energy efficiency, liquefied natural gas and digital technology. ENGIE has operations in 70 countries around the globe. It is the No.1 IPP in the world; has 21.5 GW renewable power production capacity installed with a further 8.1 GW in construction; No.1 importer of LNG in Europe; No.1 distributor of natural gas in Europe and No.1 supplier of energy efficiency services in the world. Featuring in our Corporate Excellence Awards as the Global - International Energy Legal Adviser of the Year for 2017, Nicole boasts a wealth of experience and expertise within the global energy industry. Throughout the international legal and energy industries, it is not common to find a professional as qualified and talented as Nicole, with her career highlighting a real depth of unique, high calibre and leading international energy infrastructure experience. Nicole is acutely aware of the fact that there is still a lot more to achieve within the industry and a variety of opportunities to be further explored. Nicole believes that she still has a lot more she would like to be part of, contribute too and achieve within the energy industry, and she is on a quest to assist the industry to achieve a lot more than her already considerable success in the global market, to date. Nicole is the only professional in the international energy and legal industry to date, who has worked directly in-house as a senior legal and strategic adviser in both the world’s largest IPP global energy company - ENGIE and also one of the world’s largest energy project finance lenders - Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Working with an assortment of clients and businesses in the industry, Nicole assists and advises leading international companies on the successful delivery of their respective energy related interests, strategies and infrastructure investments. When Nicole first joined ENGIE in 2010, she acted as the Deputy General Counsel and Head of Finance Legal for ENGIE’s South Asia, Middle East and African regions and shortly thereafter was also appointed to act as the Global Team Leader for ENGIE’s Structured Network for their international energy financing agreements (covering the United Kingdom, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and Latin America regions). Since the beginning of 2016, Nicole has now been acting as the Associate Director of Strategy & Economic Development for the Global Centralised Generation business of ENGIE. Where she applies her core energy and legal industry skills & knowledge in a broader business, strategic and commercial sphere with respect to risk management assessment of global power generation, which is an essential part of both ENGIE’s portfolio of assets and the global energy sector. Boasting an outstanding track record and highly impressive portfolio, the multi-talented Nicole has had the privilege and rare opportunity to have advised, negotiated and managed during her career to date, the successful execution and delivery of many of the global energy Deals of the Year in the industry. Having worked in the industry for nearly two decades, Nicole’s 1801CV04 experience, knowledge and lessons learned from the energy and legal sectors have led to her becoming highly respected and recognised within the industry on a global scale, both by clients and fellow professionals. Ultimately, looking to build and capitalise on her success, Nicole can become a leader within the industry, as she relies on her previous experience and utilises her knowledge and extensive portfolio to help ENGIE establish itself as a continued leader within the global energy and natural resource industry. Contact: Nicole Iseppi, Associate Director – Strategy & Economic Development, Global Centralised Generation Contact Email: [email protected] Website: www.engie.com