Vincent de Rivaz (born 4 October 1953,[1] in Paris) is a French businessman who is the former chief executive (CEO) of EDF Energy plc, a British subsidiary of Électricité de France.
Vincent de Rivaz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 October 1953 |
| Education | École Nationale Supérieure d'Hydraulique et de Mécanique de Grenoble |
| Occupation | CEO of EDF Energy (2003–2017) |
Early life
editHe studied engineering at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Hydraulique et de Mécanique de Grenoble, part of the Grenoble Institute of Technology in the Rhône-Alpes region.[2]
Career
editÉlectricité de France
editHe joined Électricité de France in 1977 as a hydraulic engineer. From 1991-94 he was the managing director of the hydropower department.
He became head of the UK operations in 2002.[3]
EDF Energy
editHe was CEO of EDF Energy between 2003 and 2017.[3][4]
He met Bill Coley, the former chief executive of British Energy, in 2005 to discuss a take-over of British Energy.
In November 2017 he stepped down as CEO and was replaced with Simone Rossi.[5]
Personal life
editHe married Anne de Valence de Minardière in 1980. They have three sons. He was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Melchett Medal in 2006, and an honorary Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012.
References
edit- ^ Webb, Tim (26 February 2006). "Vincent de Rivaz: Take that Brussels. Shut up Centrica. 'Mr Nuclear' puts passion into power". The Independent.
- ^ Debretts
- ^ a b Gosden, Emily (13 June 2017). "EDF chief who ran Hinkley nuclear project makes surprise exit". The Times.
- ^ Ambrose, Jillian (23 September 2017). "'You have bumpy weeks, months, years': EDF Energy's Vincent de Rivaz on 16 years at the helm". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Vaughan, Adam (13 June 2017). "EDF Energy's Vincent de Rivaz to step down after winning Hinkley battle". The Guardian.