The current head of international affairs at Schneider Electric will replace Jean-Bernard Levy.
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The current head of international affairs at Schneider Electric, Luc Rémont, will be appointed CEO of EDF to replace Jean-Bernard Levy, learned Thursday, September 29, franceinfo, confirming information from Figaro.
The departure of Jean-Bernard Levy, at the end of his mandate, had been confirmed at the beginning of the summer. Since then, the government had started looking for his successor. On Tuesday, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire announced that the French government has chosen the person who will lead EDF to replace current CEO Jean-Bernard Lévy, adding that the appointment was “imminent“.”We have the person“, he had declared on France Inter.
This change at the head of the company will take place when the State announced in July its intention to launch a takeover bid at twelve euros per share on the 16% stake in EDF that it does not yet hold.
It will also come as EDF is faced with the closure of a large part of the French nuclear fleet for maintenance work or corrosion problems. Jean-Bernard Lévy and Emmanuel Macron had notably fought remotely a few weeks ago concerning the maintenance of the French nuclear fleet.