EnergySolutions

Val Christensen has served as CEO and President of EnergySolutions since February 2010. Prior to his appointment as CEO Mr. Christensen served as President. Mr. Christensen was hired in 2006 as an Executive Vice President and General Council. Mr. Christensen served in various executive positions at Franklin Covey Co., eventually as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary as well as being a director. Prior to that, he was a partner at the law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, where he handled commercial litigation and general business matters in the firm’s Salt Lake City office from 1986 to 1989. Mr. Christensen is a director of Dynatronics, Inc. He received a B.A and J.D. from Brigham Young University

Mark McBride has served as Chief Financial Officer since January 2010. Previously, he was our Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining EnergySolutions in 2007, Mr. McBride was Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, LLC where he previously had been Vice President and Corporate Controller and had been appointed Interim Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Treasurer. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Ovid Technologies, Inc. from April 2001 to July 2002. Mr. McBride was Vice President and Corporate Controller of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation from 1996 to  2001 where he also served as Corporate Secretary. He was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HealthRider, Inc from 1993 to 1996. Mr. McBride is a certified public accountant and was a Senior Audit Manager at Price Waterhouse LLP.

Mark Morant is President of EnergySolutions’ International Group, a position he was named to after joining EnergySolutions as the Managing Director of Reactor Sites Management Company (RSMC).  Mark has more than 20 years of experience in the nuclear industry with expertise in leading large operating contracts.   While at BNFL, Mark oversaw the restructuring of RSMC and Magnox SLC and held senior financial positions.  He has extensive experience leading operations in a licensed environment and proactively improving safety in the workplace. Mark has held senior positions at Price Waterhouse and Doctus Europe.  He is recognized as a highly visible leader of change with a proven, successful track record of delivering business improvements and value for his customers.  Mark works and lives in the United Kingdom. 

Mr. Christian has served as our President, Commercial Services since March 2006 when he joined EnergySolutions as part of the acquisition of BNG America.  Prior to the acquisition, Mr. Christian served in various executive positions within BNG America from 2000-2006 including Chief Operating Officer from 2003-2006.  Prior to that, from 1989-2000, Mr. Christian served in various Executive positions within Rust International, OHM Corporation, and the IT Group where he was responsible for projects involving large project management, decommissioning of nuclear facilities, nuclear waste management and waste treatment, site closure, and terminating radioactive materials licenses.  From 1979-1989, Mr. Christian was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy serving on nuclear submarines, and responsible for various areas of reactor operations, reactor refueling and overhaul, and submarine tactical operations.  He received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from Duke University and a Master of Engineering degree from University of Florida.

Alan Parker was appointed as President, Government Group, as of March 30, 2010.  Prior to this appointment, Mr. Parker served as Executive Vice President supporting the Company’s International Division from December 2008 to March 2010 and Chief Operating Officer from November 2006 to December 2008.  Before joining the Company, Mr. Parker served as President, Federal Group of CH2M Hill, a global company engaged in engineering, consulting and construction, from 2006 to 2008 and Chief Executive Officer of CH2MHill-Washington Group Idaho, a joint venture entity, from 2005 to 2008.  Prior to that, Mr. Parker was Chief Executive Officer of Kaiser-Hill, LLC (a subsidiary of the Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: KGHI)), the prime contractor for the Department of Energy’s $7 billion closure of the Rocky Flats site from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Parker also has 20 years of experience in various project management and executive positions with Morrison Knudsen Corporation, a construction company (acquired by Washington Group International, which was later acquired by URS Corporation (NYSE: URS)).  Mr. Parker received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Idaho and a Master of Studies in Nuclear Waste Management from Idaho State University.