Philippe Knoche

Philippe Knoche is currently Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Orano Cycle SA since 2015, Chairman at Framatome, Inc. (Virginia), Orano Recyclage SAS, and Orano Chimie-Enrichissement SASU, Director at Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie de l'Ain, Independent Director at Schneider Electric SE since 2024, and Senior Executive VP-Operations & Performance at Thales SA since 2023.
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer & Director at Areva SA from 2015 to 2017, Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at World Nuclear Association, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Orano SA from 2017 to 2023, Chairman at Areva NP SAS from 2015 to 2016, Chairman at Mirion Technologies (Canberra), Inc., Framatome, Inc. (North Carolina), AREVA GmbH, Société Française d’Énergie Nucléaire, Orano Mining SAS, Orano Med Manufacturing SAS, Director at Thales SA from 2020 to 2023, The International Council on Mining & Metals, and Ste Technique pour l'Energie Atomique Technicatome SA (Paris).
Education includes graduation from Ecole Polytechnique and undergraduate studies at École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris.