Chris Train OBE
Biography
Chris Train is the Interim Chair of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Board.
Chris has over 38 years’ experience in the Energy, Utilities, Regulation and Infrastructure sectors. He has held chief executive, senior project management, operations and business development roles at Cadent, National Grid, Transco and Lattice. He has also sat on various European and international committees covering subjects such as regulation, commercial and infrastructure development.
Chris also chairs the NDA Project and Programmes Committee which oversees a significant part of the NDA’s annual budget of over £3 billion.
Alongside serving on the NDA Board, Chris is the Non-Executive Chair of South East Water Limited and Clean Power Hydrogen (CPH2). Chris is also a member of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Hydrogen Advisory Council.
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Board
Appointed Non-Executive Director: January 2022
Appointed Interim Chair: 1 September 2023
Term ends: 31 January 2025
Non-executive Director
Non-Executive Directors are members of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Board.
The Board:
- monitors the NDA’s performance and directs its business effectively, including playing an active role in stakeholder relations
- receives frequent updates on the NDA’s financial position, forecasts and sensitivities
- ensures that a balanced assessment of performance is reported to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and regularly debates the main (corporate strategic) risks facing the NDA
Previous roles in government
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Interim Chair
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Non-executive Director