RWE npower and E.ON UK’s nuclear joint venture announced it has appointed its senior leadership team.
Following the appointment in August of Chief Operating Officer, Alan Raymant, and, Chief Financial Officer, Richard Tuffill, four more key posts have been decided:

o  Dave Gardner becomes Commercial Director.  Dave was previously Head of UK Nuclear Projects for RWE npower and has over 30 years experience in the power sector. An engineer by training, he has led contractual negotiations on a wide range of international IPP projects. Over the past four years Dave has been a key contributor to the development of new frameworks for nuclear new build in the UK

o  Chris Harrop becomes Projects Director.  Previously Head of UK Nuclear Projects at E.ON UK, Chris has thirty years business leadership experience in the energy sector gained in Europe, North America and the Far East.  His recent nuclear power experience includes a 12 year contribution to the Chinese Nuclear Self Reliance Programme 

o  Peter Lauer becomes Engineering Director.  Previously Head of Engineering & Maintenance at RWE Power’s Biblis nuclear plant, Peter has over thirty years experience in the nuclear industry primarily gained in Germany   

o  John Baker becomes Licensing Director.  John was previously Nuclear Licensing Manager at E.ON UK where he managed the interface with the nuclear and environmental regulators and the company’s preparation to become a UK nuclear licensee.  John’s experience in the nuclear sector spans more than twenty-five years.

Alan Raymant, Chief Operating Officer, said: “The team brings with them a wealth of knowledge and experience in the nuclear industry and the UK energy market.  I am very pleased to have such a high quality team in place as we push towards our goal of delivering secure, low CO2 energy for the UK.”

The joint venture will move to its own site and operate under a new name this autumn.  It aims to deliver at least 6GW of new nuclear capacity in the UK and has secured development land at Wylfa on Anglesey and Oldbury in South Gloucestershire.

Between them, RWE and E.ON have stakes in 20 nuclear power stations around the world and already jointly own three nuclear reactors in Germany.