1、 2024 GE Vernova and/or its affiliates.All rights reserved.GE HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGYRafael Ledesma GEH Europe Commercial Regional Executive Director2024 Nuclear Innovation Conference Amsterdam,NetherlandsJune 6th,2024Keywords:GEH,BWRX300,innovation leadership,simplification,design-to-cost,accelerate
2、 global deployment,standard design,global supply chain,energy trilemma,ICS,constructability,electrification,decarbonization,netzero,etc.Rafael Ledesma currently is the Europe Commercial Regional Director for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy(GEH)with over 30+years of experience in the nuclear sector.He acts
3、 as GEH Sales Executive being responsible to integrate all related Services,Fuels,and Advance Nuclear business in the region.Rafael is member of GENUSA Board who is the Global Nuclear Fuels joint venture with ENUSA to supply nuclear fuel in Europe.Before this role,for 23 years Rafael covered key tec
4、hnical and commercial leadership positions,being responsible for the GEH Operations in Latin America managing complex multidisciplinary international projects,including the Hitachi Nuclear GE(HNGE)first service/product deployment in America;before joint GE,Rafael work for 10 years in the Mexican Nuc
5、lear Regulatory Commission(NRC)in Mexico City,including one year in the USA NRC Headquarters in Rockville,MD.Rafael earned a bachelors in science,physics and has completed all courses for masters in sciences and for philosophical doctorate in nuclear physic at Mexico National University.Also,Rafael
6、became certified as Senior Reactor Operator Inspector by USNRC(Chattanooga,TN training center).Based in Wilmington,N.C.,GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy(GEH)is part of GE VERNOVA,is a world-leading provider of advanced reactors and nuclear services and fuels.Established in June 2007,GEH is a global nuclear