Vincent de Rivaz
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Vincent de Rivaz (born 4 October 1953, in Paris) is the former chief executive (CEO) of EDF Energy plc, a British subsidiary of Électricité de France.
Early life[]
He studied engineering at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Hydraulique et de Mécanique de Grenoble, part of the Grenoble Institute of Technology in the Rhône-Alpes region.[1]
Career[]
Électricité de France[]
He 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.
EDF Energy[]
He was CEO of EDF Energy between 2003 - 2017.[citation needed]
He met , 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.
Personal life[]
He married Anne de Valence de Minardière in 1980. They have three sons. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour), and the Melchett Medal in 2006.
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- Businesspeople from Paris
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Électricité de France people
- Engineers from Paris
- French chief executives
- French mechanical engineers
- Hydraulic engineers