Name
Paul Spence
Job Title
Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs
Company
EDF
Speaker Bio
Paul joined the EDF Energy Executive Team in January 2009. His teams are responsible for R&D, Strategy, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability, and Communications for EDF’s business activities in the UK. He also chairs EDF’s UK R&D centre.

He serves on the board of Energy UK, the Nuclear Industry Association, is a Fellow of the Energy Institute, and is the Executive Sponsor of EDF’s RACE Network.

Before their acquisition by EDF in 2009 he was Head of Strategy and Business Development for British Energy, joining after the company was rescued by Government in 2003. He spent 17 years with Accenture where he was Partner, responsible for the UK Energy Strategy and Human Performance practices. His early career included time with Davy McKee (London) Limited, and Ford Motor Company.

He holds an MBA from London Business School and a BSc in Engineering from the University of Bristol.