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Changes in EDF’s business organisation and appointments to the EDF Group Executive Committee

Changes in EDF’s business organisation and appointments to the EDF Group Executive Committee

The EDF Group is called upon to play a major role in the relaunching of a nuclear program. The new organisation of EDF’s nuclear business and of the Innovation, Corporate Responsibility and Strategy Directorate will come into effect on April 1^st, 2024. This change is aimed at grouping expertise and skills into major specialisms, placing methods on an “industrial” footing to improve performance, and reinforcing cross-functional working within the company.

From April 1^st, EDF’s nuclear business will be organised into four directorates and one unit. This new organisation has resulted in a number of appointments:

• Xavier Ursat has been appointed Group Senior Executive Vice President with responsibility for the Strategy, Technologies, Innovation and Development Directorate. He was previously Group Senior Executive Vice-President, New Nuclear Projects and Engineering & Innovation, Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategy. The Strategy, Technologies, Innovation and Development Directorate brings together strategic activities relating to preparation for the future and planning at Group level. It acts as project owner for nuclear construction projects, drives nuclear development at international level, and constitutes the technical authority. The Directorate guides and challenges the technological choices made to foster improved performance within the Group’s specialisms.
  
  
• Thierry Le Mouroux has been appointed Group Senior Executive Vice President with responsibility for the Projects and Construction Directorate. This Directorate acts as prime contractor for major new nuclear projects, in accordance with the industrial safety, nuclear safety, quality, cost and deadline framework and objectives, up to the handover to operations teams.
  
  
• Alain Tranzer has been appointed Group Senior Executive Vice President with responsibility for the Engineering and Supply chain Directorate. He was previously General Deputy Head of Industrial Quality and Nuclear Skills. The Engineering and Supply Chain Directorate is responsible for delivering studies, equipment and services in line with quality, cost and deadline requirements, while harmonising methods, tools and product/process reference standards for new projects and for the existing fleet. The new Directorate brings together the nuclear engineering entities, and activities linked to suppliers.