Interim Chair

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

Previous roles in government

  • Non-executive Director