PG&E Senior Vice President, Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Jim Welsch to Retire
December 06 2021 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Paula Gerfen Named Senior Vice President and
Chief Nuclear Officer
Adam Peck Named Site Vice President, Diablo
Canyon Power Plant
James [Jim] M. Welsch, Senior Vice President, Generation and
Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO) for Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E), has notified the company of his intention to retire
December 31, 2021 after 37 years of service.
"Jim has done an outstanding job leading our nuclear and power
generation operations, elevating our Diablo Canyon Power Plant to a
best-in-class nuclear facility. We’re going to miss his
contributions and are grateful for his service to our coworkers and
hometowns,” said Adam Wright, PG&E Executive Vice President,
Operations and Chief Operating Officer. “I am confident in the
continued safe, reliable and affordable operation of PG&E’s
generation assets because of the team and depth of leadership we
have.”
Welsch joined PG&E in 1984 and served in various leadership
roles at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) prior to his current
position. In his current role, he has been responsible for the
utility’s electricity generation assets, overseeing more than 2,000
employees committed to the safe, reliable and affordable operation
of the company’s nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric and renewable
generation resources. He also oversees the company’s power plant
decommissioning activities. Welsch received his Senior Reactor
Operator License and is a graduate of the Institute of Nuclear
Power Operations’ Senior Nuclear Executive Seminar and Hudson
Institute of Coaching Certification Program. Welsch holds a B.S. in
Nuclear Technology from Regents College New York and previously
served in the U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Service.
Paula Gerfen, PG&E’s current Site Vice President for Diablo
Canyon Power Plant and a 30-year veteran of the nuclear industry,
has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer.
Gerfen will serve as PG&E’s lead contact with the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and the Institute of Nuclear Power
Operations.
Gerfen began her career at DCPP in 1991 as a Digital Engineer
and has served in various positions of increasing responsibility.
She received her Senior Reactor Operator License in 2007 and is a
graduate of the INPO Senior Nuclear Plant Manager course as well as
the Nuclear Operational Risk Management course at MIT. Prior to
joining PG&E, Gerfen served in the U.S. Air Force and earned a
Computer Science B.S. degree from California Polytechnic State
University, San Luis Obispo.
As Gerfen transitions to her new role, Adam Peck will become the
new Site Vice President for Diablo Canyon Power Plant. As such,
Peck will oversee all plant departments and functions, including
operations, maintenance, engineering, security and radiation
protection. Peck joined PG&E in 2009 after his service as a
Submarine Officer and Shift Engineer in the U. S. Navy. He has a
B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the United States Naval
Academy and a Masters of Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga
University.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE: PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric
utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square
miles in Northern and Central California. For more information,
visit www.pge.com/ and pge.com/news.
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