ESR Technology appoints new Head of Power Group

19/08/2009

ESR Technology, one of the industry's leading engineering, safety and risk management consultancies, has announced the appointment of Peter Roscoe as the new General Manager of its Power Generation Group.

Based at the company's headquarters in Warrington, Cheshire, Mr Roscoe will be responsible for leading, managing and growing the Power Generation business. The group's technical services will focus on supporting the safety, operational and regulatory requirements of the power industry worldwide.

Mr Roscoe began his career at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) where he worked in a variety of engineering and project management roles within the power sector, including a three-year stint as Manager of the Inspection Validation Centre, before becoming AEA Technology's Corporate Account Manager for British Energy. Over the past 11 years he has worked for AEA Technology and then Serco Technical and Assurance Services as a Senior Manager of various key departments, including its Engineering Integrity and Asset Management divisions. More recently he was Operations Manager of the Emerging Business Group.

Mr Roscoe has broad project management experience within the power industry, both in the UK and overseas, having led major engineering and risk management projects for AEA Technology and Serco in the civil nuclear power generation and nuclear propulsion markets.  He is a Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

"We are delighted by Peter's appointment and excited by the experience he will bring to this strategically important sector for ESR," said Pat Lawless, CEO of ESR Technology.  "We have more than 250 man years of power generation consulting experience and we look forward to deploying our skills not only within the UK but also in the Gulf Region."

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