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EDF Energies Nouvelles appoints Carmelo Scalone as Director of New Affairs

EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the appointment of Carmelo Scalone as Director of New Business, effective January 13, 2014. As such, he joins the EDF Energies Nouvelles management committee.

Within EDF Energies Nouvelles, which carries out more than 80% of its international activities with a presence in 18 countries, Carmelo Scalone is responsible for main missions of :

  • deploy the international development strategy of the company and its presence in new geographical areas, in new or existing sectors;
  • pilot the partnerships and subsidiaries in new countries at the start of their activities.

Since 2007, Carmelo Scalone held the position of Director of Development within the renewable subsidiary of the Portuguese energy company EDP.

A graduate of IESE Business School in Barcelona and Bocconi University in Milan, this electrical engineer has held various responsibilities in management positions in Italy, Spain and Sweden both in the renewable energy industry and within of international energy groups.

For Antoine Cahuzac, Managing Director of EDF Energies Nouvelles: “Carmelo Scalone's in-depth knowledge of the renewable energy sector as well as his developer skills acquired through an international career are solid assets to continue the dynamic of deployment of EDF Energies Nouvelles in high-potential countries.”

Carmelo Scalone joins the management committee which, for the record, is made up of:

  •     Jean Louis Mathias, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  •     Antoine Cahuzac, General manager
  •     Yvon André, Deputy Managing Director – France
  •     Bénédicte Gendry, General Secretary, Group Legal Director
  •      Nathalie Guyot, Director of human resources
  •     Emmanuel Jaclot, Executive Director – M&A Strategy and Asset Sales
  •     Laurence June, Deputy Managing Director Europe
  •     Olivier Paquier, Deputy Managing Director – Distributed Energies
  •     Denis Rouhier, Group Financial Director
  •     Jean-Philippe Salomé, Industry Director
About EDF Energies NouvellesEDF Energies Nouvelles is an international leader in renewable electricity with an installed capacity of more than 9 GW gross worldwide. Its development is mainly focused on wind power and photovoltaic solar power. Mainly present in Europe and North America, EDF EN continues its development by taking a position in new promising markets and in new countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, China and India. The Company, which is strongly positioned in the offshore wind sector, is also present in other renewable energy sectors: marine energies, biogas and biomass as well as in distributed energies. EDF EN ensures the development and construction of renewable energy projects as well as their operation and maintenance, for its own account and on behalf of third parties. EDF Energies Nouvelles is the subsidiary of the EDF group dedicated to the development of renewable energies.

Press ContactsManon of Cassini-Hérail ▪ Tel: +33 {0} 1.40.90.48.22 ▪ e-mail: manon.decassini-herail@edf-en.com
Clarisse Placidoux ▪ Tel: +33 {0} 1.40.90.49.46 ▪ e-mail: clarisse.placidoux@edf-en.com