Tristan Zipfel has been Director of Strategy, Markets and Investments for EDF power solutions UK & Ireland since March 2020. In this role, he leads the financial modeling and analysis function, appraising the company’s investments across all technologies. He also heads up M&A, Strategy, Structured Origination and Regulation.

In addition to his day to day role, Tristan is also Vice Chair of the RenewableUK Board of Directors, having served as a member of the Board for several years.

Tristan joined EDF from university in 2008 as a Financial Analyst based in London. In 2010 he took charge of the Financial Planning & Analysis function for New Nuclear, the entity responsible for developing the Hinkley Point C project in the UK. In 2013, he pursued his career at Group-level as Mergers & Acquisitions Manager, based in Paris.

In 2017, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Group Senior EVP, Renewable Energies, and CEO of EDF Renewables. In this role, Tristan served as Secretary to the EDF Renewables Executive and Investment Committees.

Tristan is a graduate of École des hautes études commerciales (HEC) in Paris.