Vincent de Rivaz

Vincent de Rivaz (born 4 October 1953, in Paris) is a French businessman who is the former chief executive (CEO) of EDF Energy plc, a British subsidiary of Électricité de France.

Early life He studied engineering at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Hydraulique et de Mécanique de Grenoble, part of the Grenoble Institute of Technology in the Rhône-Alpes region.

Career

Électricité de France He joined Électricité de France in 1977 as a hydraulic engineer. From 1991-94 he was the managing director of the hydropower department.

He became head of the UK operations in 2002.

He met Bill Coley, the former chief executive of British Energy, in 2005 to discuss a take-over of British Energy.

In November 2017 he stepped down as CEO and was replaced with Simone Rossi.

Personal life He married Anne de Valence de Minardière in 1980. They have three sons. He was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour, the Melchett Medal in 2006, and an honorary Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012.