EUNICE, New Mexico, September 11 /PRNewswire/ --
Louisiana Energy Services (LES) President and CEO, Reinhard Hinterreither, today announced the appointment of Gregory OD Smith as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer, effective September 15, 2007.
Most recently, Smith served as Senior Vice President for Ontario Power Generation, Inc. where he was responsible for the permitting, planning, execution and construction of four nuclear units at the Darlington Nuclear Power Station as well as the refurbishment and relicensing of the eight existing nuclear units at Darlington and Pickering Nuclear Stations. He served as Senior Vice President for Darlington Nuclear from 2002 to 2006. From 1976 to 2002, he held a number of executive positions within the U.S. nuclear industry.
"We are very excited to have Greg join the LES team. With his extensive knowledge and experience in the nuclear energy industry, he will be a tremendous addition to our organization," Hinterreither said.
Smith is a graduate from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree, Mississippi College with an MBA and Harvard's Advanced Management Program. He currently serves as chairperson for the Indus Nuclear Executive Leadership Council and is a speaker on the subject of Leadership for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations' Senior Nuclear Plant Manager Course.
LES is a U.S. limited partnership, 100% owned by Urenco, formed to license, construct, and operate the National Enrichment Facility. The National Enrichment Facility project will provide close to 300 fulltime and contract jobs and more than 600 multi-year construction jobs in southeastern New Mexico. It will use a proven technology that has operated safely in Europe for 30 years.
When construction is complete, LES will operate the nation's most advanced uranium enrichment facility and provide a secure domestic enrichment supply source to U.S. nuclear energy companies.
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Brenda Brooks of LES, +1-505-394-4646; or Jayne Hallett of Urenco, +44-1628-486-941
