Today Mr. Lidman is responsible for two of the most interesting regional energy exchanges in the world. UKPX the dominant power exchange in the UK and NGX the most successful Canadian natural gas exchange. Together with the ownership of exchanges Mr. Lidman is also responsible for systems delivery of leading energy market solutions to NordPool, Korean Power Exchange and a number of market participants.

Mr. Lidman was responsible for delivering the first electricity trading and back office application developed in Scandinavia in 1995. He has also advised a large number of clients facing deregulation in Europe as well as in North America, Krångede Power Pool, Stockholm Energy, Electricité de France, Duke Solutions, Toronto Hydro and FirstEnergy.

Professional experience
2002 -
President of Energy Market Solutions Business Area, OM.
2001
Senior Manager of Infrastructure Sector, Celerant Consulting, Europe
2000 - 2001
Senior Manager of Customer Management Solutions in Utilities Sector, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, North America
1998 - 2000
Marketing and Communications Director, Cap Gemini Hagler Bailly, North America
1996-1998
Marketing and Communications Director, Utilities Sector, Cap Gemini, Europe
1994-1996
Business Development Manager, Utilities Sector, Cap Gemini, Europe
1986-1994
Consultant, Digital Equipment, Sweden

Education
1992
Master of Business Administration,(MBA) - Scuola Aziendale et Direzione, Bocconi Milan, Italy
1986
Master of Science in Engineering Physics - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

See also: 09:00 am 'Energy, an increasingly globalized market - lessons learned and visions'