Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: who runs it
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, a executive non-departmental public body, lists 14 people in its leadership on GOV.UK, led by Catriona Schmolke (Interim Chair) and David Peattie (Group Chief Executive Officer). Every name below comes from the body's own GOV.UK page: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it).
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Interim Chair | Catriona Schmolke · profile on this site |
| Group Chief Executive Officer | David Peattie · profile on this site |
| Group Chief Finance Officer | Kate Bowyer |
| Group Chief Commercial and Business Development Officer | Emma Ferguson-Gould |
| Group Chief Nuclear Strategy Officer | Clive Nixon |
| Group Chief Operating Officer | Frank Rainford |
| Group General Counsel and Company Secretary | Matthew Shaw |
| Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Chief of Staff | Paul Vallance |
| Group Chief People Officer | Ruth Busby |
| Senior Independent Board Member | Kathryn Cearns |
| Non-Executive Board Member | Dr Neil Bruce |
| Non-Executive Board Member | Harriet Kemp |
| Non-Executive Board Member | Professor Francis Livens |
| Non-Executive Board Member | Alex Reeves |
Source
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority - GOV.UK, read 4 November 2026 (saved copy of the list; the contact details shown below are in it). Each name links to that person's official page. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: official page. Every UK public body we list. Name or role out of date? Tell us.