Interview Jean-Claude Leny: The merger that failed
From 1970 to 1996, Jean-Claude Leny was head of Framatome, the builder of nuclear power stations which later gave birth to Areva NP. Now retired and living in Ville d’Avray, near Paris, where European Energy Review met him, he explains why he is opposed to the merger of Areva with Alstom and recalls the relentless saga of the rivalry betwee...
Interview Jean-Claude Leny: The merger that failed
From 1970 to 1996, Jean-Claude Leny was head of Framatome, the builder of nuclear power stations which later gave birth to Areva NP. Now retired and living in Ville d’Avray, near Paris, where European Energy Review met him, he explains why he is opposed to the merger of Areva with Alstom and recalls the relentless saga of the rivalry between Alstom and German giant Siemens, Areva NP’s current partner.