A. Christopher Bakken biography
A. Christopher Bakken III is Executive Vice President, Chief Nuclear Officer of the Company. In his new leadership role, Bakken is responsible for executive oversight of the safe, secure and reliable operation of Entergy's nuclear plants located in New York , Massachusetts , Vermont , Michigan , Louisiana , Mississippi and Arkansas , as well as the company's management services to the Cooper Nuclear Station for the Nebraska Public Power District.Bakken will also be responsible for building and strengthening relationships with external stakeholders, while becoming an engaged company representative to the industry. Bakken's 30-year career began in 1982 as a test engineer at Duquesne Light Company, where he spent nine years in the control room as a licensed senior reactor operator. Since then, he has held positions of increasing responsibility in operations for both domestic and global companies including American Electric Power, Public Service Enterprise Group, British Energy and EDF Energy. Prior to the role at Entergy, since 2011 Bakken has been executive director, EDF Energy Nuclear New Build and Project director for Hinkley Point C based in London . In that role he was responsible for leading the design, licensing, procurement, construction and commissioning of the £18bn ( $25.8bn at today's exchange rate) dual-unit EPR at Hinkley Point C, the first nuclear new-build project in the United Kingdom in 20 years. He joined the company in 2009 as director of operations, safety and licensing. In addition, from 1999-2003, Bakken worked for American Electric Power as a site vice president for D.C. Cook , and senior vice president and chief nuclear officer. While there, he successfully led the effort to recover two Cook units from extended regulatory shutdown. He earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania , and a master's in industrial administration with distinction from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh where he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma
What is the salary of A Bakken?
As the Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of Entergy, the total compensation of A Bakken at Entergy is $3,186,140. There are 5 executives at Entergy getting paid more, with Leo Denault having the highest compensation of $14,264,200.
