David Peattie
Biography
David Peattie was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in 2017, following a 33 year career in a number of technical, commercial and senior management positions in the oil and gas industry, including as Head of BP Russia, where he was responsible for BP’s interests in the TNK-BP joint venture as well as its businesses in the Russian Arctic and Sakhalin. He was also BP’s lead director on the board of TNK-BP and Chair of its Health, Safety and Environment Committee.
With significant global experience of leadership in the energy, oil and gas industries, David has a strong track record in tackling complex commercial and engineering challenges in the UK and internationally. Prior to taking up his role at the NDA, David was Chief Executive Officer at Fairfield Energy, where he managed the performance of North Sea assets and oversaw the start of the decommissioning project for the Dunlin Alpha Platform.
He is Chair of Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited, the international nuclear shipping company, partly owned by the NDA, and also served a term as Patron of Women in Nuclear UK from 2020 to 2022.
David is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), and an Honorary Fellow of the Nuclear Institute.
He has personally established and funds undergraduate bursaries for Engineering students at the University of Dundee.