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The Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) today announced the appointment of Andrew Mathews as chair of the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).
Mathews will take the role from January 2016, succeeding current chair Richard Maudslay.
He has been a non-executive director of the NNL, the UK’s national laboratory supporting the nuclear industry in tackling the legacy sites and adapting to the new nuclear programme, since June 2014.
He is a nuclear engineer whose career in the Royal Navy included posts as chief of materiel and director general nuclear and submarines.
As chair, he will work with the executive and non-executive directors to provide leadership and oversight for NNL.
Mathews said: “I’m delighted to be selected for this important appointment and at such exciting times. There is a genuine opportunity for NNL to sit at the heart of UK’s revitalised civil nuclear programme, but it will not be without its challenges.
“I am looking forward to working with my board colleagues as we navigate our way to achieve our vision of being a world-leading national nuclear laboratory. As I take over from Richard Maudslay, I would like to acknowledge the huge contribution his leadership and guidance have made over the six years of his chairmanship, since NNL was formally established in 2009.”
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