Name Vincent Rivaz | Role Executive | |
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Vincent de Rivaz (born 4 October 1953, Paris) is the chief executive (CEO) of EDF Energy plc, a British subsidiary of Électricité de France.
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- Eln exclusive interview with vincent de rivaz
- Energy Choices 2013 Vincent De Rivaz CBE Chief Executive Officer EDF Energy
- Early life
- lectricit de France
- EDF Energy
- Personal life
- References

Energy Choices 2013 - Vincent De Rivaz CBE, Chief Executive Officer, EDF Energy
Early life

He studied engineering at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Hydraulique et de Mécanique de Grenoble, part of the Grenoble Institute of Technology in the Rhône-Alpes region.
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.
EDF Energy
He has been CEO of EDF Energy since 2003. He is paid £1.2 million per year. EDF Energy generates around 20% of the UK's electricity.
He met Bill Coley, the former chief executive of British Energy, in 2005 to discuss a take-over of British Energy.
Personal life
He married Anne de Valence de Minardière in 1980. They have three sons. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour), and the Melchett Medal in 2006.