Emmanuelle Verger began her career in the finance department of Générale des Eaux, then joined the Ministry of Finance, where she was responsible for commercial relations with Latin America.
In 2001, she joined EDF group, initially in the finance department, before being appointed chief of staff to the deputy CEO in charge of international and gas operations. She notably contributed to the financial restructuring and subsequent divestment of EDF's Latin American subsidiaries.
She then took part in the deployment and construction of the EPR model in China, as deputy director of engineering for the two Taishan reactors.
She later oversaw the negotiation of EDF’s uranium procurement and enrichment contracts. She went on to lead the electricity production optimization center within EDF’s upstream-downstream trading optimization division.
Returning to the nuclear sector, she became director of EDF’s nuclear fuel division. Since April 2022, she has been in charge of EDF’s hydropower fleet.
Emmanuelle Verger is a graduate of École Polytechnique and École des Ponts et Chaussées.