Nyame de Groot, Vice President Emissions spoke at the Carbon Market Insights 2008 event, at the The Gold Standard Foundation side event on the subject of 'Carbon with a human face: Marketing and communicating the sustainable development'.

In 2004, Nyame foresaw the importance and value of future emissions trading, and took initiatives to get Essent Trading in on the ground floor of this new market. He developed the business plan, and since then has played a key role in managing the emissions desk. Under his guidance, Essent Trading enjoys a leading role in the market with many "first time ever" deals (first international spot deal, first exchange traded CER, first registered Gold Standard Project in China). The emissions desk is not only profitable but has led to the development of a new core competence within the company.

Before joining Essent Trading in 2000, Nyame worked as a market maker on the European Option Exchange, the predecessor to AEX/Euronext. As a market maker he ran proprietary books in both stocks and options.

Nyame holds a Masters degree in Business Economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, and has completed post-graduate studies leading to a qualification as a Certified Financial Analyst.

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