First Light Fusion appoints new CTO
Oxford's First Light Fusion, an inertial fusion startup, has announced the appointment of Christophe Junillon as its new Chief Technology Officer.
Bringing over 20 years’ senior leadership experience in the nuclear and renewable energy space, Christophe will take up the position at the beginning of October.
He joins First Light from the global engineering and project management consultancy Atkins, where he spent the last year as Managing Director of its Nuclear and Power division, leading a global team of 2,000 consultants from the UK.
He said: “Fusion energy has incredible potential to transform our energy systems in a way that is both sustainable and affordable.
''First Light’s proven approach is at the cutting edge and the impressive progress it is making shows the potential it has for commercialisation.
''This is an extremely exciting juncture to join as the First Light team gears towards demonstrating ignition and gain this decade, and I can’t wait to support this development as CTO from September.”
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First Light has plans for further senior leadership appointments and currently employs just under 100 full time employees.
The senior leadership team at First Light Fusion is: Dr Nick Hawker, Chief Executive; David Bryon, Chief Financial Officer; Ryan Ramsey, Chief Operating Officer; and Christophe Junillon , Chief Technology Officer.
Dr Nick Hawker, Co-founder & CEO of First Light Fusion, said: “We very excited to be welcoming Christophe to our senior leadership team.
''Christophe comes with a wealth of technical experience that is needed to hold this role at this point in our journey, as we rapidly advance plans to deliver our Gain demonstrator – Machine 4 – this decade.
''This major appointment is a testament and endorsement to our strong reputation in the UK fusion sector as well as the credibility of our unique approach and technology.”
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