The Structure Group® Appoints Baris Ertan as Principal, ETRM Practice Lead
FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 28, 2009
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (October 28, 2009) - The Structure Group®, an industry leader in consulting services and business solutions for major energy market operators and participants, has announced that it has promoted Baris Ertan to Principal. In his expanded role, he will have overall responsibility for the company's Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) consulting practice which continues to be a high growth area for Structure.
Ertan has over twelve years of experience in the energy industry with a focus on commercial operations, risk management, portfolio analysis and reporting, and system evaluations and implementations. Since joining Structure in 2003, Ertan has established a consulting team of professionals with a unique set of expertise and a broad range of service offerings with a commitment to exceptional client delivery. Prior to joining Structure, Ertan spent six years within the ETRM practice at Accenture.
"Since joining Structure, Baris has built an exceptional track record, demonstrating outstanding leadership on key client engagements and within Structure's ETRM practice," said Lisa Blackwood, Managing Principal of The Structure Group. "Under his leadership, Structure's ETRM team has become one of our company's fastest growing consulting practices, serving such marquis clients as Exelon, Shell Energy North America, Ameren, Bruce Power, PacifiCorp, and JP Morgan. Baris is a highly-skilled, energy-industry thought leader and we are proud to add him to Structure's senior management team," said Blackwood.
Structure's Energy Trading & Risk Management consulting practice provides complete lifecycle management for the ETRM selection and deployment process, including: requirements gathering, system selection recommendations, contract negotiations, business process design, system implementations and upgrades, and custom development.
About The Structure Group®
The Structure Group is a leading provider of consulting services and business solutions to energy market participants in North America and Europe. Structure has assisted more than 70 market participants on business transformation projects. Structure offers comprehensive consulting services and deep energy industry expertise through five consulting practices: Market Solutions, Energy Trading and Risk Management, Energy Management and Control Systems, Utility Enterprise Asset Management, and AMI / MDM / SmartGrid. For more information, visit www.thestructuregroup.com.