Janet Ashdown
Biography
Janet is the Senior Non-Executive Member of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Board. She also chairs the NDA Health, Safety, Security and Environment Committee and the Sustainability and Governance Committee.
Janet worked for BP plc for over 30 years, holding a number of local and global positions in fuel supply, manufacturing, oil trading and retail marketing. She was a senior leader in BP, running BP’s UK retail and commercial fuel business in her last role. Until the end of 2012, Janet was Chief Executive Officer of Harvest Energy Ltd.
Janet is also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Victrex plc, a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Corporate Sustainability and Remuneration Committees at RHI - Magnesita NV and is a Non-Executive Director at Stolt Nielsen.
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Board
Appointed Non-Executive Member: June 2015
Reappointed: 1 February 2022 (for a 3rd term)
Term ends: 31 July 2024
Non-executive Director
Non-Executive Directors are members of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Board.
The Board:
- monitors the NDA’s performance and directs its business effectively, including playing an active role in stakeholder relations
- receives frequent updates on the NDA’s financial position, forecasts and sensitivities
- ensures that a balanced assessment of performance is reported to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and regularly debates the main (corporate strategic) risks facing the NDA