Leadership

Julien Garrel began his career in 2002 in the EDF Group’s Computer Networks and Telecommunications division, before joining the commercial division in 2005.  

After three years in the internal audit team, he became General Secretary of EDF Optimal Solutions, a subsidiary specialising in the development, design and implementation of energy efficiency solutions. He went on to hold various strategic roles at the EDF Group management level, including leading the transformation of the BtoB business model.  

In 2021, he joined the Nuclear Fuel Division as Director of the Uranium upstream cycle, later serving as Deputy Director of EDF's Nuclear Fuel Division.  

Since January 2025, Julien Garrel has taken on the role of Executive President of the NUWARD subsidiary. His extensive experience in strategic roles will be invaluable as he leads NUWARD into its next phase of development. 

Julien Garrel graduated with a Master’s degree from Institut Supérieur d’Electronique de Paris (I.S.E.P), with a specialisation in telecommunications, information networks, electronics and big data. 

Executive President of NUWARD

Sandro Baldi started his career in 2004 as a research fellow for Surrey University in the United Kingdom in the field of fluid dynamics. 

He joined EDF Energy in 2006 as a nuclear safety engineer working on the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) for the UK EPR design. In 2008, he joined Nuclear New Build (NNB), EDF Energy division in charge of delivering the Hinkley Point C (HPC) and Sizewell C projects where he held various positions in project control and project management before moving to EDF France as Head of Schedule Management for engineering activities for HPC. In 2016 he was appointed as Head of Products and Strategy within the nuclear business development division of EDF. 

Sandro was appointed as NUWARD Commercial Director in 2021.  

Sandro has a degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering awarded by the University of London.

Commercial Director of NUWARD

Roland Frack joined the EDF Group in 2009 as an engineer on major nuclear projects. He held roles in monitoring, analysis, and then supervision aimed at increasing the level of control over the manufacturing operations of equipment and construction for the Flamanville 3, Hinkley Point C and Grand Carénage projects. 

From 2017, he was an analyst in the Group's financial department, responsible for valuation models of nuclear fleet and the financial trajectory for France, then served as a chief of staff to the EDF's Executive Director of Finance. 

Roland joined NUWARD in 2021 as Financial Director.

Roland is a graduate of the Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers and Sciences Po Paris.

Financial Director of NUWARD

Delphine began her career as a lawyer in a law firm where, for six years, she worked on litigation and business law advisory cases with a focus on intellectual property law. In 2001, she joined Atos as a corporate lawyer responsible. She then took her first steps in the nuclear sector as a lawyer in international contract law within the nuclear energy branch of Alstom Power.

In 2013, Delphine joined Areva as the legal head of the Technical and Engineering Department (DTI) and intellectual property for the Framatome Group. In 2021, she took the lead of Contract Management for the “Hinkley Point C” project.

In 2024, Delphine joined the NUWARD subsidiary as Chief Legal Officer. She handles intellectual property issues, contract negotiations, and legal support in interface with the NUWARD Executive Committee. With her team, Delphine notably supports the contract managers’ team in managing relationships with NUWARD’s partners and subcontractors.

Delphine holds a Master’s degree in Business Law from the University of Paris II and a Master 2 DJCE - Business Lawyer from the University of Rennes I. She also holds the Certificate of Aptitude for the Legal Profession (CAPA).

Chief Legal Officer of NUWARD