Greg Evans A Leading Wales 2009 Award Winner
Greg Evans joined Wylfa in April 2001 where he spent three years as Production Manager. After a year at Trawsfynydd as Site Manager, Greg returned to Wylfa where he has held the position of Site Director since July, 2005.
In the last four years as Site Director, he has transformed Wylfa into a world-class nuclear operator and is one of the leading lights of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). The Site has achieved several notable awards including the first nuclear site in the world to be awarded the British Safety Council Sword of Honour, the first recipient of the Corporate Social Responsibility Award from the Corporate Health Standard on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government and the ROSPA Gold Award for Occupational Safety.
Greg's nuclear career began in 1975 on US Nuclear Submarines, followed by operational experience as a shift supervisor on several American Nuclear Power Plants. He joined Nuclear Electric on the Sizewell B team in 1990 as Head of Work Planning and Control during commissioning and commercial operations. He spent time with corporate peer evaluations before returning to Reactor Operations at Sizewell B. He left British Energy in 1998 to join Magnox as a Shift Charge Engineer at Bradwell Power Station.
Greg's personal passion is for leadership and developing young people. He is an active member of the Chartered Managers Institute (CMI) and in 2009 received the CMI Regional Leadership Award. He was further recognised in 2009, as an outstanding leader who makes a difference to the future prosperity of Wales, when he received the Leading Wales Award for Businesses with more than 250 employees.
In September, this year, Greg accepted a role as Head of Nuclear for Centrica plc with a firm focus on new build for the UK nuclear industry.
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