Nuclear Energy Industry Transitions

Ameren Corp. has named Timothy Herrmann vice president, engineering, nuclear, at the AmerenUE Callaway Nuclear Plant. Herrmann has been with AmerenUE since 1981, most recently as chief engineer at Callaway.

Sacramento Municipal Utlitiy District (SMUD) has elected Genevieve Shiroma president of its board of directors. Susan Patterson was elected vice president.

The Department of Energy has named Ingrid Kolb director of the Office of Management. Tom Pyke is the department’s new chief information officer. Kolb previously served as deputy director of DOE's Office of Management, while Pyke joins DOE from the Department of Commerce, where he has been chief information officer for the last four years.

Exelon has announced several executive-level promotions:
• John Young, current executive vice president of finance and markets, will also assume the position of chief financial officer.
• Michael Metzner, current vice president of investor relations and shareholder services, has been named treasurer.
• Matthew Hilzinger, current vice president and corporate controller, has been promoted to senior vice president and corporate controller.
• Phillip Barnett, current vice president of Power Generation finance, will be senior vice president of corporate financial planning.

Constellation Energy has named George Vanderheyden president of UniStar Nuclear, its joint venture with AREVA Inc., and senior vice president of Constellation Generation Group. Vanderheyden, who currently is site vice president of Constellation Energy’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, will lead the company’s efforts to develop and deploy new nuclear facilities. James Spina will succeed Vanderheyden at Calvert Cliffs. Spina’s current role as site vice president at Constellation’s Nine Mile Point Station will be filled by Timothy O’Connor.

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