Lydie Evrard proposed as Andra's new CEO
In a press release issued on Monday April 7, the President of France proposed the appointment of Lydie Evrard as Andra’s new CEO. She will be heard by the relevant committees of the French Parliament - National Assembly and Senate-, who will be asked to give their opinion on the proposed appointment.
Ms Evrard is currently Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a position she has been holding since April 2021.
Before joining the IAEA in 2021, Lydie Evrard held several positions in various institutions in France, mainly in the field of environmental protection, nuclear safety and risk management.
Prior to joining the IAEA, she worked for more than 10 years at the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN), where she held the role of Commissioner (2017-2021), Head of the Department of Radioactive waste, decommissioning, fuel cycle facilities and research facilities (2010-2013) and Deputy Head of the Paris Region Division (2006-2009), in charge of radiation protection control and monitoring of sites contaminated by radioactive substances.
She also held the position of Inter-ministerial Delegate for standardization and Head of Department for standardization, product regulation and metrology in the French Ministry of Economy and Finance (2013-2017).
Over the course of her career, Lydie Evrard has worked on many topics related to Andra's activities: the French National plan for the management of radioactive materials and waste, the Cigéo project for the disposal of high- and intermediate-level, long-lived waste, public debates on radioactive waste management, and has been involved in Review meetings of the IAEA Joint Convention, which aims at promoting high standards of safety in the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste at the international level.