Julien Garrel has been appointed Senior Vice President, International Nuclear Development at EDF, effective November 2, 2026. He will retain a role within NUWARD as Non-Executive Chairman.
As Senior Vice President, International Nuclear Development, Julien Garrel will be responsible for:
- Continuing and accelerating the development of the Group's export sales activities, covering nuclear technologies, products, and services;
- Driving the development of export projects for both large power reactors and small modular reactors (SMRs) in support of ongoing and future opportunities;
- Strengthening strategic partnerships with states, utilities, and industrial stakeholders for the development of new nuclear programs outside France.
This appointment reflects the EDF Group's ongoing commitment to supporting the development of new nuclear power internationally. It comes at a time when many countries are reaffirming their nuclear ambitions to address challenges related to security of supply, competitiveness, energy sovereignty, and decarbonization.
About:
Julien Garrel, 47, is a graduate of the Institut Supérieur d'Électronique de Paris. He began his career with the EDF Group in 2002 within the Computer Networks and Telecoms Division, before joining the Commercial Division in 2005, and then the Group's Internal Audit Division in 2010. Between 2013 and 2021, he held several strategic positions, notably in the management of a Group subsidiary focused on energy efficiency and in overseeing the transformation of the BtoB business model. In 2021, he joined the Nuclear Fuel Division as Director of the Uranium Upstream Fuel Cycle, before becoming its Deputy Director. In January 2025, he was appointed Executive President of NUWARD.
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