Paris, France - December 17, 2012, Paris, France - Areva Group announced several key promotions in its top management team, all effective January 1, 2013.
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Magali Smets is appointed Executive Vice President, next to the Chief Executive Officer, Secretary to the Executive Management Board (EMB). Guillaume Dureau is appointed Senior Executive Vice President, Front End Business Group. Benjamin Fremaux joins Enrichment Technology Company (ETC), joint venture between URENCO and AREVA, as Chief Operating Officer.
Ms. Smets is a graduate engineer from Centrale Lille (France) and holds a Master of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a specialization in electricity market deregulation. She started her career in 1999 as a consultant at McKinsey and Company and as a member in the energy practice.
In 2001, Ms. Smets joined Alstom T&D in the strategy department, then went on at AREVA T&D where she became strategy director. There, she led the implementation of the strategic planning process. In 2007, Ms. Smets joined AREVA Brussels and headed the representation office a year ago.
Mr. Dureau started his career in 1988 at the National Institute of Statistics & Economic Studies (INSEE). From 1992 to 2002, he worked for the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. In 2002 he began working for AREVA in the role of VP in charge of strategy and internal audit for one of its affiliate, AREVA NP. He then took over as SVP, in charge of strategy and M&A for the AREVA group.
In 2006 Mr. Dureau became EVP in charge of Equipment Business Unit whilst being a member of the ETC Board. In May 2010 he was appointed as CEO of ETC.He is inspecteur des Finances, a graduate engineer from Ecole Polytechnique, from ENSAE and holds a degree (DEA) in Economics.
Mr. Fremaux began his career in 2006 as head of the Industrial Development and Energy Division of the Languedoc-Roussillon DRIRE (regional department of Industry, Research and the Environment) and the regional Prefect’s program officer for research and economic development. End of 2008, he was appointed technical advisor to the cabinet of the French Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment, first on tax policy and subsequently on sustainable economic development. ■