NUCLEARELECTRICA - Key Persons


Dr. Dumitru Chirlesan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Engineer With Specialization "Nuclear Reactors
  • Non Executive Member
Dr. Dumitru Chirlesan is a physical engineer with specialization "Nuclear Reactors", with a vast experience of over 35 years in the field of physics applied to nuclear materials and technologies….

Enel Rom nia

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Manager

Mr. Cosmin Ghita

Job Titles:
  • Executive
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Cosmin Ghita is a graduate of Bates College of the United States, with specialization in international political economics. He started his career in the USA, with Chevron, Washington, contributing then to the company's efforts in Romania. During the period 2015-2017, he was a partner in the private investment fund in energy Amerocap, headquartered in New York, supporting transactions and efforts for attracting capital in the field of energy and mineral resources, in Romania, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. He then held the position of advisers of the Prime Minister of Romania on issues of energy security and energy policy. Since September 2017, he has been occupying the position of Chief Executive Officer of Nuclearelectrica. Mr. Cosmin Ghita is the first Romanian elected within the Main Governing Board of World Association of Nuclear Opertors ("WANO"), contributing to the fulfilment of the objectives of this international associations of strengthening nuclear safety and the culture of nuclear safety, with impact on all nuclear power plants in the world. Mr. Ghita is fluent in Romanian, English, Russian and French.

Mr. Remus Vulpescu

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non Executive Independent Member
Mr. Remus Vulpescu is a graduate of the University of Bucharest, Faculties of Law and Political and Administrative Sciences…

Mrs. Elena Popescu

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non Executive Member
Mrs. Elena Popescu is a graduate of Politehnica University of Bucharest - Faculty of Energy, Nuclear Power Plant section. She holds a doctoral degree in Energy Engineering, a Masters in Management and Greening of Engineering Systems and a diploma in negotiation facilitator from the Vienann School of Negotiation. She started her career in the nuclear field within "Nuclearmontaj" company in Bucharest and Cernavoda, one of the companies that took part in the assembly works of the nuclear part of Cernavoda NPP - Units 1 and 2. She later occupied the position of advisor within the Ministry Economy, before taking over the mandate of officer in charge of nuclear issues within the Permanent Representative Office of Romania to the European Union, Brussels, over the period 2007-2012, a position which facilitated, among others, obtaining the favourable opinion of the European Commission for Units 3 and 4 of Cernavoda NPP. Currently, Mrs. Popescu is the General Manager of the Energy Policy Department within the Ministry of Energy. Through experience and training in the energy field and specific expertise in the nuclear field, participation in the development of energy policies at national and European level, involvement in major energy projects such as the project of Units 3 and 4, covering a wide range of topics from negotiations with the project partners to the structuring of the financial and technical details, Mrs. Elena Popescu brings valuable contribution to the fulfilment of the SNN goals, providing at the same time the relationship with the tutelary public authority. Mrs. Popescu is also a reputed negotiator, an expert in European and international relations and a renowned strategist in the field of energy policies, essential elements for the investment projects of SNN.

Ms. Vasilica Grajdan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Non Executive Member
Ms. Vasilica Grajdan is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics, Transilvania University, holds a

Teodor Chirica

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
  • President of the Board of Directors
  • Non Executive Independent Member
. Teodor Chirica is an engineer with extensive experience in the Romanian energy industry, both technically and managerially, specializing in nuclear energy…