Nuclear Industry Association selects new CEO

Former shadow energy minister Tom Greatrex will take up the role next month

The Nuclear Industry Association, the trade association for the civil nuclear industry in the UK, has appointed Tom Greatrex as its new chief executive.

Greatrex will take up his position from 1 February 2016 and succeeds Keith Parker who has held the position for more than a decade.

Formerly the Labour MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, as shadow energy minister in the last Parliament, he was the Opposition’s lead spokesman on nuclear energy as well as a member of the Energy Select Committee.

Greatrex said: “I am delighted to be joining the Nuclear Industry Association at such an exciting time. Nuclear power is an integral part of a secure low carbon energy mix and, as the COP21 negotiations in Paris demonstrated, will have a key part to play in reducing global carbon emissions in the future.

“Providing thousands of high quality, skilled jobs in all parts of the country and with internationally recognised industrial and academic expertise, there are significant opportunities for our civil nuclear industry in the UK and around the world. I am looking forward to working with the NIA board, staff, members and stakeholders to help ensure these opportunities are realised,” he added.