Orano Limited is delighted to announce two new appointments within the business. Emily Sharp has now been permanently appointed as Orano Limited’s Business Development Director, taking over from Michael Greenshields, who has now been appointed as the company’s Chief Operating Officer.
In a period of significant growth for Orano in the UK, Emily and Michael will play an important role as we continue to secure new business and deliver the highest standard of work to our clients.
David Batters, Orano Limited’s Managing Director said, “Both Emily and Michael have been influential members of the Orano Limited team for a number of years. In their new roles, together with the rest of the Orano Limited team, I believe that they will be instrumental in driving our business forward as we respond to the significant opportunities the UK nuclear sector presents to us today. I would like to congratulate Emily and Michael on their new permanent appointments.”
Emily Sharp, Business Development Director
Emily Sharp is a Chartered Chemical Engineer, who has worked for Orano for five years in various roles including Nuclear Safety, Decommissioing and most recently Business Development. During this time she has driven business for Orano Limited both in the decommissioning and front-end markets. Before joining Orano, Emily worked for Sellafield Ltd in Operations, Plant Engineering and Design, which has contributed to her excellent understanding of all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle.
In the context of her new appointment Emily said, “I’m thrilled to step into the role of Business Development Director and look forward to strengthening relationships with our clients, partners and supply chain as we continue building a cleaner, more secure energy future together. I’m particularly keen to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and learning from Orano’s international sites into the UK market, to support our clients’ missions and the UK’s nuclear ambitions. It’s a brilliant time to be a part of Orano!”
Michael Greenshields, Chief Operating Officer
Michael Greenshields has significant experience across a range of technical, operations and business roles within nuclear generation, new build, defence, decommissioning and fusion. He has First Class Master's degrees in Civil Engineering and Business Administration and has been a Chartered Engineer since 2015. Michael joined Orano Limited as Business Development Director in 2022, following over a decade with Jacobs. In this role, Michael led on driving substantial growth within the Orano Ltd’s business including new contracts in fusion, defence, R&D and decommissioning. On being permanently appointed to his new role as Chief Operating Officer, Michael said, "I'm excited to return to an operational delivery role at a time when Orano is leveraging its world class capabilities to deliver high profile projects in support of a safe, low carbon future for the UK".