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LEADERSHIP
SETTING THE STAGE
Bruce Power’s new CEO leading the charge to expand
Ontario’s electricity system by John Tenpenny
John Tenpenny is the
editor of ReNew Canada.
john@actualmedia.ca
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ITH THE RETIREMENT of Mike
Rencheck, Bruce Power
announced the promotion of
Eric Chassard to the position
of president and CEO e昀昀ective
July 1, 2024.
Chassard joined Bruce Power in 2019
as the executive vice president of Projects
and Engineering. In this role, he successfully led the on-time and on-budget
delivery of the Life Extension program
and implemented a comprehensive
project management technique and a
long-term procurement strategy securing
partnerships through the end of our sixunit refurbishment undertaking. The 昀椀rst
unit refurbishment, Unit 6, was successfully returned to
service ahead of schedule and under budget in 2023.
“Eric’s leadership experiences represent an unparalleled combination of nuclear power operations and
project management, as well as extensive regulatory and
stakeholder relations experience,” said Bob Aziz, chair
of the Bruce Power Board of Directors on Chassard’s appointment. “The Board is con昀椀dent of his commitment to
safety, our employees, our communities and the businesses that count on us every day.”
ReNew Canada spoke to Chassard, who proudly became a Canadian citizen in 2023, to discuss his new role,
the role of Bruce Power in the community and the latest
on the power provider’s refurbishment project—No. 3 on
the 2024 Top100 Projects report.
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RENEW CANADA – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024
Eric Chassard joined Bruce Power in 2019 as the executive vice president of
Projects and Engineering, before becoming president and CEO, July 1, 2024.
How will your previous nuclear industry experience prepare
you to lead at Bruce Power?
ERIC CHASSARD: I have been passionate about nuclear energy since
I was a student. With a general engineering degree, I specialized in nuclear reactor physics before moving up in engineering, nuclear power plant operation, recycling facility operation
and large nuclear project management positions—all the way
up to senior executive vice president of Areva. In this role, I
led engineering and supply chain, and managed a $45-billion
project portfolio spanning uranium conversion and enrichment
and spent fuel recycling facilities as well as nuclear power plant
life extension and new build projects in 13 di昀昀erent countries.
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BRUCE POWER
As part of the
$13-billion
Refurbishment Project,
Bruce Power is carrying
out its intensive
Major Component
Replacement—the
replacement of key
reactor components
in Units 3-8, including
steam generators,
pressure tubes,
calandria tubes and
feeder tubes.
