The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has appointed Dame Mary Archer and former EDF UK nuclear development managing director Humphrey Cadoux-Hudson CBE to its board.
Cadoux-Hudson, who left EDF in June 2022 after a 32-year career in the energy industry, has been appointed lead non-executive board member for DESNZ for a three-year term from the beginning of this month.
During a 20-year career at EDF, he led the team that delivered Hinckley Point C into construction, acting as non-exec chairman of HPC Generation Company Ltd.
Prior to this role, Cadoux-Hudson was MD of Nuclear New Build from 2009 to 2017 and chief financial officer from 2003 to 2009.
While MD of nuclear development, he was also chairman and CEO of Sizewell C Generation Company Ltd.
Before joining EDF, Cadoux-Hudson was executive director of SEEBOARD Group, formerly known as the Southeastern Electricity Board.
The department has also welcomed Dame Mary Archer as a non-executive board member, for a three-year term, beginning this week.
An experienced non-executive director and scientist by profession, specialising in solar power conversion, she was founder chair of the National Energy Foundation and then subsequently its president.
Dame Mary is also the wife of former Conservative MP and novelist Jeffrey Archer.
She and Cadoux-Hudson join current non-execs Peter Mather and Vikas Shah on the DESNZ departmental board.
Welcoming the new appointments, energy security and net zero secretary of state Claire Coutinho, said: “Humphrey and Mary have an outstanding track record in the energy sector, and I am delighted to be welcoming them to our leadership team. They will provide expert guidance as we drive down bills through a cleaner and more secure energy system.”
DESNZ’s permanent secretary, Jeremy Pocklington, said: “We are looking forward to welcoming Humphrey and Mary to the department. Their significant commercial experience and technical knowledge will be an asset to the department as we secure the UK’s energy supply and meet our net zero goals.”