Since April 2024, Xavier Ursat has been EDF Group Senior Executive Vice President with responsibility for the Strategy, Technologies, Innovation and Development Directorate.
Xavier Ursat joined EDF in 1991, where he first held various positions in hydraulic engineering until 2002. Among his responsibilities, he oversaw implementing EDF hydropower command centers and took part in international projects, mainly in South America.
From 2002 to 2005, he became an advisor to the EDF's Executive Vice-President in charge of Generation and Engineering. In 2005, he was promoted to Deputy Director of the Alpes generation entity in Grenoble and in 2010, Director of the generation entity in Toulouse. Between 2010 and 2015, he was successively Deputy Director and subsequently Managing Director of the Hydro Generation and Engineering Division.
In 2015, Xavier Ursat was named EDF Group Senior Executive Vice-President, New Nuclear Projects and Engineering. In April 2024, he has been promoted to EDF Group Senior Executive Vice President with responsibility for the Strategy, Technologies, Innovation and Development Directorate.
Xavier Ursat is also Chairman of the Strategic Committee for the French Nuclear Sector (CSFN) and of the French Nuclear Energy Industry Organization (GIFEN). In addition, he has also been designed as President of Nuclear Europe since January 2025.
Ursat is also the Chairman of the Nuward Supervisory and Orientation Committee and a member of the Framatome Supervisory Board. He is also the Honorary Governor of the World Water Council.
Xavier Ursat is a graduate of École Polytechnique and Telecom Paris.
