Don’t be afraid of opportunities! Stuart Crooks, Managing Director, Hinkley Point C

Stuart is Managing Director of Hinkley Point C, the new nuclear power station being built in Somerset. He lives in Worcester and is married to Alison and they have three grown-up children and five grandchildren. 

Stuart grew up in the village of Standish Lower Ground near Wigan and went to Shevington High School. From here, he started an electrical apprenticeship at the local mail order factory Great Universal Stores.   

After finishing his apprenticeship, Stuart joined the nuclear industry at Heysham 2 power station on the Lancashire coast, where he worked on the installation and commissioning of the main computer control and protection systems. Whilst here, Stuart continued to further his education part-time, and gained an honours degree in Applied Physics at Manchester Metropolitan University and then successfully completed an MBA at Lancaster University which allowed him to progress from a technical and engineering role to become a leader.

Stuart has overseen the safe operation of the UK fleet of nuclear, coal, gas and renewables during his time as Managing Director of Nuclear Generation at EDF Energy and under his leadership the nuclear fleet generated their best ever output in 2016  along with overseeing the life-extension programme for the UK nuclear fleet. 

In 2017, Stuart became Managing Director of Hinkley Point C, the largest engineering project in Europe, with an international supply chain, delivery team, and workforce.

Stuart was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2019 for services to Nuclear Energy. 

To find out more visit: https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/nuclear-new-build-projects/hinkley-point-c