E. Gail de Planque
Description Dr. E. Gail de Planque. Dr. de Planque, 65, has served on the Board since our initial public offering in November 2007. Dr. de Planque has been President of Strategy Matters, Inc. since March 2000 and a director of Energy Strategists Consultancy Limited since May 1999, each of which provides consulting services to the energy and nuclear industries. Dr. de Planque has more than 40 years of experience in nuclear physics, regulation and the nuclear industry, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fellow and past President of the American Nuclear Society and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. She also has served as a Commissioner with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a director of the Department of Energy's Environmental Measurements Laboratory. Dr. de Planque is a director of BHP Billiton p.l.c. (NYSE: BBL) and BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP), the world's largest mining company, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU), an energy delivery company. Dr. de Planque was formerly a director of British Nuclear Fuels Limited p.l.c., a private company owned by the United Kingdom Government, and BNG America, LLC, which was acquired by the Company in February 2006. Dr. de Planque has served as a director of TXU Corp., a privately owned electricity provider in Texas, and Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR), a radiation monitoring company. Dr. de Planque received an A.B. degree cum laude in Mathematics from Immaculata University, a Masters of Science degree in Physics from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Environmental Health Science from New York University. The qualifications of Dr. de Planque identified by the Board include the following: Dr. de Planque has years of experience in the private, academic and government aspects of the nuclear energy industry. She has experience advising various participants in the nuclear energy industry and has Doctorate and Master of Science degrees in related fields, as well as years of participation in relevant fields and positions within the scientific community. Her extensive government experience includes service as a Commissioner with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 1991 to 1995. She also has management and oversight experience from her service on numerous boards of directors and extensive relations within the nuclear industry. Dr. de Planque is an independent director. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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