Areva
will shuffle the CEOs at three of its subsidiaries, the French energy
group announced Wednesday, with Transnuclear Inc. chief operating
officer Bob Grubb stepping in as acting president and CEO at that
company starting March 1.
Grubb
holds a master's in science in civil engineering that he's put to use
over 35 years in the nuclear and aerospace industries. According to
his company profile, his areas of technical and management experience
include hazardous materials, linear and nonlinear structural
dynamics, fracture mechanics, fluid structure interaction, statistics
and computer code development. As COO, his duties at Transnuclear
encompass departmental oversight of transportation, engineering,
contract administration and quality assurance. The company provides
services to the nuclear industry that include handling and
transportation of spent fuel and other waste.
Grubb replaces
sitting president and CEO Tara Neider,
who will become president
and CEO of Areva Federal Services. Bill Gallo, who currently holds
that position, will go on to become president and CEO of Areva Solar.