Harriet Kemp
Biography
Harriet is an experienced non-executive director with a portfolio of roles in the public and not-for-profit sectors. As well as the DFTO, she sits on the boards of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). She also chairs the Remuneration Committee for the NDA and the Remuneration and Nominations Committees for RICS and DFTO.
Previously, she has sat on the board of the PR and Communications Association (PRCA), has been a trustee of a large multi-academy trust and was a member of the School Teachers Pay Review Body.
Harriet’s executive career was as a senior HR leader, specialising in remuneration, working for companies such as Dixons Carphone, Compass, Novartis, ICI and Pepsi, both in the UK, the US and Switzerland.
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Board
Appointed: 1 September 2024
Term end: 29 February 2028
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