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Duncan Hawthorne has been named chief executive of Hitachi subsidiary Horizon Nuclear Power, effective 1 May.
Hawthorne joins Horizon following a 15-year period as president and chief executive of Canadian power firm Bruce Power, which operates one of the world’s largest nuclear facilities.
He has held a range of positions in the nuclear industry, including chair of the World Association of Nuclear Operators, and has been on the Board of Directors at Horizon since 2013.
Speaking about his appointment, Hawthorne said: “I am very pleased to be joining this organisation which has ambitious plans for the future and I hope to be able to add my experience in plant operations and leadership to help complement the many talented people who already are part of the Horizon workforce.
“I will be building on the strong progress made to date under Alan Raymant’s leadership and I look forward to working with him and the team, to ensure success continues.”
“We are delighted to have someone of Mr Hawthorne’s experience and background in nuclear operations lead our activities in the UK,” said Hitachi Europe deputy chair Tatsuro Ishizuka.
“Mr Hawthorne brings to us experience gained from many years in the UK nuclear industry and this combined with the international operation, project development and commercial activities he has been involved in for the last 20 years makes him the perfect choice for Horizon.”
Horizon was formed in 2009 to develop new nuclear power stations in the UK. It was acquired by Japanese nuclear firm Hitachi in 2012, and is now developing plans to build at least 5.4 GW of a new nuclear power generation plant at Wylfa, Anglesey and Oldbury-on-Severn, South Gloucestershire.
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