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Press Releases 2010 27th July 2010 New chair of United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Appointed Business Secretary Vince Cable today appointed Roger Cashmore as the Chair of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Professor Roger Cashmore is the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, and the current Chair of the Nuclear Research Advisory Council of the Ministry of Defence. He has formerly been the Director of Research and Deputy Director General of CERN, the European Laboratory for High Energy Physics as well as the Chair at The Royal Society's Working Group on the issues of nuclear non-proliferation and a member of the European Commission Fusion Facilities Review Panel. Professor Cashmore will take up his post as Chairman on 30 July 2010. Business Secretary Vince Cable said: "I am pleased to announce the appointment of Roger Cashmore as the Chair of the Authority. Roger has the experience and understanding needed to deliver a clear future vision for the Authority. I would also like to thank the outgoing Chair Lady Barbara Thomas Judge for her long-standing contribution to the Authority." The Authority's CEO, Professor Steven Cowley, also welcomed Professor Cashmore and paid tribute to the outgoing Chairman: "We are pleased to welcome Roger and look forward to working closely with him to strengthen the Authority and advance fusion. Over the past eight years, Lady Judge has successfully guided the organisation through a challenging period of change, both in nuclear decommissioning and fusion research. Her involvement in transforming the Authority and equipping it for the future has been invaluable. We wish her all the best in her new role as Chairman of the Pension Protection Fund." |
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