Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
United Kingdom · public body
About this body
Current board (19)
| Catriona Schmolke CBE FREng Chair | Interim Chair | 2026 - present |
| Alex Reeves | Non-Executive Board Member | 2020 - present |
| Clive Nixon | Nuclear Waste Services NDA Non-Executive Director | 2024 - present |
| Clive Nixon | Group Chief Nuclear Strategy Officer | 2021 - present |
| David Peattie FREng FNucI | Group Chief Executive Officer | 2021 - present |
| Emma Ferguson-Gould | Group Chief Commercial and Business Development Officer | 2022 - present |
| Professor Francis Livens | Non-Executive Board Member | 2020 - present |
| Frank Rainford | Group Chief Operating Officer | 2026 - present |
| Frank Rainford | Non-Executive Director | 2024 - present |
| Harriet Kemp | Non Executive Director, DfT Operator Limited | 2026 - present |
| Harriet Kemp | Non-Executive Board Member | 2024 - present |
| Kate Bowyer | Group Chief Finance Officer | 2023 - present |
| Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCA | Senior Independent Board Member | 2026 - present |
| Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCA | Non Executive Director, DfT Operator Limited | 2024 - present |
| Matthew Shaw | Group General Counsel and Company Secretary | 2023 - present |
| Dr Neil Bruce OBE | Non-Executive Board Member | 2025 - present |
| Paul Vallance | Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Chief of Staff | 2026 - present |
| Paul Vallance | NDA nominated Non-Executive Director | 2023 - present |
| Ruth Busby OBE | Group Chief People Officer | 2026 - present |
Past board (18)
| Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCA Chair | Chair, Office of Tax Simplification | 2019 - 2022 |
| Catriona Schmolke CBE FREng | Senior Independent Board Member | 2026 - 2026 |
| Catriona Schmolke CBE FREng | Non-executive Director | 2025 - 2026 |
| David Peattie FREng FNucI | Chief Executive | 2017 - 2021 |
| Professor Francis Livens | Deputy Chair, CoRWM | 2013 - 2016 |
| Frank Rainford | Non-Executive Director | 2022 - 2024 |
| Frank Rainford | Group Chief of Staff and Security Officer | 2021 - 2026 |
| Frank Rainford | Director of Security and Corporate Services | 2018 - 2021 |
| Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCA | Non-executive Director | 2022 - 2026 |
| Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCA | Non-executive director | 2018 - 2024 |
| Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCA | Non-Executive Director, DfT OLR Holdings Limited | 2024 - 2024 |
| Kathryn Cearns OBE, FCA, FCCA | Member of Main Board and Audit Committee | 2017 - 2021 |
| Matthew Shaw | Interim Group General Counsel and Company Secretary | 2023 - 2023 |
| Paul Vallance | Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | 2024 - 2026 |
| Paul Vallance | Non-Executive Director | 2022 - 2023 |
| Paul Vallance | Group Chief Communications and Stakeholder Relations Officer | 2021 - 2024 |
| Paul Vallance | Non-Executive Director and DSRL Board Member | 2021 - 2023 |
| Paul Vallance | Director of Communications and Stakeholder Relations | 2016 - 2021 |
Source
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