EDF appoints Sir Alex Chisholm as its UK Non-Executive Chair
EDF Energy appoints Sir Alex Chisholm KCB as its UK Non-Executive Chair with effect from 15 July.
EDF is the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, and supplies electricity and gas to millions of residential and business customers. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the EDF Group.
Sir Alex has over 20 years’ experience running organisations, ranging from entrepreneurial ventures to regulatory bodies and government departments. He left his most recent role as Chief Operating Officer for the UK Civil Service and Permanent Secretary in the Cabinet Office in April 2024. Prior to this he spent 13 years leading public sector bodies in the UK and Ireland. Before his government roles he worked for 12 years in business, in the media, technology, ecommerce and retail sectors.
Simone Rossi, UK CEO EDF in the UK said: “EDF will be tackling some of the most significant opportunities and challenges associated with assuring Great Britain's future needs for a secure, low carbon, more electric economy. Sir Alex brings great private and public-sector leadership, governance and regulatory experience that can help steer the company’s efforts to help Britain achieve net zero.”
Sir Alex said: "I am excited to be joining Great Britain's leading provider of low carbon energy at a time of great change and opportunity in the energy sector. EDF continues to invest in nuclear, wind, solar and battery infrastructure to offer customers secure, clean and affordable electricity. I look forward to getting to know all parts of the company, and to helping EDF serve the needs and priorities of the UK."
The planned role has been reviewed by HM Government’s Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. EDF and Alex Chisholm have confirmed their acceptance of the conditions set (www.gov.uk/Acoba).
About EDF
EDF is driving the transition towards An Electric Britain – a secure, affordable, low-carbon future for everyone. As Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity, we are investing more than £100 million weekly in Britain’s electricity infrastructure. We supply millions of customers with electricity and help homes and businesses switch to electricity for heating, transport and industrial processes.
We operate five nuclear power stations and more than 35 onshore wind farms and three offshore wind farms. Since 2009, EDF has invested almost £9 billion in the nuclear fleet to improve reliability and extend station lifetimes. The five generating stations currently supply about 12% of the UK’s electricity demand.
EDF is building the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C. We are a minority investor (12.5%) in and major supplier to a replica plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C will provide low carbon electricity to meet 14% of UK demand and power around 12 million homes. EDF Group companies Framatome and Arabelle Solutions have a presence in the UK and manufacture critical equipment such as reactor pressure vessels and turbines.
EDF is enabling its 5 million customers, both in business and at home, to choose electric solutions that save cash and carbon, whether it is buying an electric car, generating and storing electricity, selling energy back to the grid or installing solar panels or a heat pump. In 2025, EDF’s Customers business was ranked as one of the Sunday Times’s Best Place to Work.
It is also one of the UK’s leading developers of renewable energy through EDF power solutions UK and Ireland. We have more than 2GW of renewable generation in operation and over 10GW in construction, planning and development across a range of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar and battery storage.
We are one of the largest suppliers to British business and a leading supplier of innovative energy solutions that are helping businesses become more energy independent. In addition, the company’s energy services business, Dalkia, one of the UK and Ireland’s largest technical service providers.
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