Being convinced that a course of action is the right one is to question it and question a bit more! Tom Greatrex, CEO, Nuclear Industry Association (NIA)

Tom Greatex is a Chief Executive of the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA).

Tom was born in Ashford in Kent and grew up in Tunbridge Wells, attending a local grammar school. During his time at school, he learnt to question and challenge actions and has continued to so throughout his career.

Tom now lives in in Oxfordshire near Culham and is married to Laura, with twin daughters Katie and Jessica.

Tom went to university at London School of Economics (LSE) where he studied politics.

Formerly MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Tom was shadow energy minister from 2011 – 2015 and the opposition’s lead spokesman on nuclear energy, electricity market reform, smart grid and metering, carbon capture and storage, interconnection and both onshore and offshore oil and gas. Leading the scrutiny of the Energy Act and the Infrastructure Act in the last Parliament, he secured a number of amendments to the proposed legislation. He also served as a member of the Energy Select Committee from 2010 and from 2007-2010 was a policy adviser in the Scotland Office, including on energy.

Since 2015, he has been an independent policy analyst working in the energy sector for a range of clients, a frequent media commentator on energy issues, and a regular columnist for Utility Week. In a varied prior career, he was Director of Corporate Affairs for the NHS in Scotland, a chief officer in local government and a GMB trade union official in England.

In his spare time, Tom likes to watch his favourite team Fulham play football, spend valuable time with his family and enjoys watching films to relax from his busy life.

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