PERSONAL DETAILS 406 Danie Theron Street Pretoria North 0182 South Africa Email: Alan.Carolissen@nrwdi.org.za Linkedin: https://za.linkedin.com/in/alan-carolissen-4bb73223 Cell: +27 82 809 7750 Sex: Male DOB: 4 May 1965 ID Number: 6505045142082 Nationality: South Africa Drivers License: Code B Languages: Afrikaans and English Health: Excellent Criminal Record: None PROFESSIONAL SKILLS • Policy and Strategy Development • Strategic Management • Human Resources Management • Corporate Governance • Labour Relations • Enterprise Risk Management • Quality Management • Business Operations Management • Occupational Health and Safety • Leadership, Supervisory and Mentoring skills • Intensive knowledge of PFMA, BBBEE • Intensive knowledge of local government legislation

e.g. MFMA • Stakeholder Management Skills • Contract and Project Management Skills • Financial and Business Acumen • Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal • Sound Knowledge of License, Quality and Relevant

Regulatory and Statutory Requirements Impacting On Nuclear Waste Management Processes and Facilities

• Extensive Experience In Highly Regulated Nuclear Industry Environment

PERSONALITY TRAITS • Proven problem solving ability • Creative and can multi task • Assertive and goal orientated • Self-motivated and passionate • Loves and thrives under challenges • Highly innovative with lateral thinking ability PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICTIONS 2003 Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

OPEN University (UK) 2001 Advanced Professional Management

Programme, SBL-UNISA 2000 Professional Certificate in Management Graduate School for Business Leadership of

University of South Africa (SBL-UNISA) 1987 B.Sc. Degree, University of Stellenbosch 1988 Post Graduate Higher Diploma in Education:

University of Stellenbosch

Alan Christian Carolissen Curriculum Vitae PROFILE • Highly experienced and qualified Business Executive • Approximately 19 Years Nuclear Industry Experience • State Security Agency Vetting: Secret • Master of Business Administration (MBA) • BSc Chemistry and Biochemistry Degree PROFESSIONAL AND BOARD MEMBERSHIPS • Member of Institute of Directors of South Africa • Member of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa • Member of the Southern African Institute for Management Scientists • Member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Radioactive

Waste Technical Committee (WATEC) (2008-2015), Disposal Network (DISPONET) and Underground Research Facilities Network (URF)

• Chairperson of the Necsa Work Place Forum consisting of Labour and Management (2007 to June 20016)

• Independent Non-Executive Director BOD: Johannesburg City Parks (2005 – 2010)

• Chairperson: Audit& Risk Committee BOD: Johannesburg City Parks (2009 - 2010)

• Chairperson: Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) Committee BOD: Johannesburg City Parks (2008 - 2010)

• Chairperson: Nuclear Energy Back-End Sub Working Group, DoE

VISION To secure a challenging Executive Management role where I can fully utilise my acumen, leadership and experience in business and executive management to create, enhance and sustain shareholder and stakeholder value. PERSONAL STATEMENT AND MOTIVATION A qualified, astute and highly experienced Executive with extensive Business and Operations experience employ by the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) of South as Chief Operating Officer. I have the following qualifications namely: a MBA, BSc in Chemistry and Biochemistry Degree, Diploma in Education and certificates in Management. These unique blends of qualifications and career background (both technical and executive management) have enabled me to become a total management solution within the industry. Strong project management, business-focus and resource management capabilities offering acumen in Labour Relations Act, Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA), Local Government Legislation, Stakeholder Management, HR Management, Contract Management, Financial Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Quality Management, Nuclear Waste

Management, Business Operations Management, Training, Mentoring, Coaching and Environmental Management. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Position: Chief Operating Officer Period: August 2016 to current Company: National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI), South Africa Scope of Work Done: • To direct and manage the day-to-day business operations of the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI)

in accordance with the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute Act (NRWDIA, Act No. 53 of 2008) • Develops flexible and adaptable strategies to achieve organizational goals by understanding the organization’s

capabilities and external market conditions, the regulatory environment and technological advancements. Design short and long-term strategies/programs that are scalable and efficient.

• Lead a diverse management team to develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel designed to respond to maintaining efficient operations

• Provide strategic direction to, and oversight of, the leadership team to plan and meet staffing levels, daily activities, and performance expectations. Meet or exceed company goals and cost objectives through management and oversight of all day-to-day operations.

• Develop, build and maintain relationships with regulatory, government and business leaders by influencing internal and external stakeholders with skill and diplomacy.

• Determines strategic business direction to best meet clients evolving needs. Ensures continued service excellence by evaluating and analysing departmental decisions that impact ability to meet client needs.

• Inspire a shared vision while questioning past assumptions and challenging the status quo. Acts as a change agent by utilizing various change management techniques to enhance business process and operational excellence.

• Manages the economic aspects of the operations organization (P&L) with a focus on fiscal responsibility and cost-consciousness in accordance with applicable policies.

• Ensure compliance with state, local and industry regulations including environmental health and safety and technical compliance.

• Establish and monitor key performance indicators for management of the operations group. • Monitor industry trends and best practices including advances in technology and implement best practices. • Ensures operations are executed with high levels of safety, quality while encouraging continuous improvement. Position: Senior Manager: Nuclear Liabilities Management (NLM) Period: 2006 to July 2016 Company: South Africa Nuclear Energy Corporation South Africa (Necsa) formerly known as Atomic Energy Corporation Scope of Work Done: • Have overall strategic, financial and operational (employee and stakeholder satisfaction) responsibility for the

department • Providing strategic leadership to ensure the department meets its mission and objectives • Driving growth initiations and product optimisation • Successful management of strategic and complex relationships with various internal and external stakeholders • Ensuring that activities comply with all relevant acts, legal demands and ethical standards • Prudent, cost-effective and transparent management of the division to ensure that all waste management activities comply

with regulatory authorisations and international best practises • Provide a reliable cost-effective nuclear waste disposal service to external and internal customers that meet and even

exceed their expectations • Enhancement of stakeholder confidence and capacity building

• Assessment of Necsa’s nuclear and chemical liabilities and the establishment of a plan for the discharge of the liability. • Establishment of appropriate technology and systems for operational support. • Management of nuclear waste disposal on a national basis and South Africa’s national waste disposal facility for low level

waste, Vaalputs.

Other Responsibilities: Chairperson of the Necsa Work Place Forum consisting of Labour and Management (Feb 2007- June 2016) Major Job functions: • To formalize and regulate the relationship between NECSA and the LABOUR UNIONS which will include the annual

negotiations regarding wages and conditions of service • Collective negotiations on substantive issues • The management, maintenance and promoting of labour relations within NECSA • Developing and negotiating HR Policies and Procedures with Labour Unions • Handling and resolving disputes with Labour Unions

Position: Independent Non-Executive Director Period: January 2005 – February 2010 Company: BOD: Johannesburg City Parks Scope of Work Done: • Member of Operations and Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ )committee and Member of Remuneration

Committee(REMCOM ) • Provides strategic direction and ensure corporate governance as per King III code • Direct, and supervise the management of, the business and affairs of the company including ensuring goals are

established • Ensuring strategies are in place (to achieve goals); • Establishing policies to strengthen performance of the company; • Monitoring and evaluating management’s performance • Protecting the company’s financial position and the ability to meet its debts and other obligations when they fall due,

and ensuring that such steps are taken; • Ensuring that the financial statements are true and fair (and conform with law) • Ensuring that the company adheres to high standards of ethics and corporate behaviour; • Ensuring that the company has appropriate risk management and regulatory • Review the principles, policies and practices adopted in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements and to

ensure that the Annual Financial Statements relating to the financial performance comply with all statutory and requirements

• Monitor and review the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management and internal audit function. • Review and approve the annual risk-based Internal Audit Coverage Plan, ensuring that material risk areas are included

and that the coverage of business processes is acceptable. Position: Chairperson: Audit& Risk Committee Period: January 2009 – February 2010 Company: BOD: Johannesburg City Parks Scope of Work Done: • Review the principles, policies and practices adopted in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements and to ensure

that the Annual Financial Statements relating to the financial performance comply with all statutory and requirements • Monitor and review the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management and internal audit function.

• Review and approve the annual risk-based Internal Audit Coverage Plan, ensuring that material risk areas are included and that the coverage of business processes is acceptable.

• Consider the robustness and perceptiveness of the external auditors in their handling of the key accounting and audit judgements identified

• Advise the Chairperson of the Board and Managing Director on any questions relating to the financial affairs and internal controls (including financial, operating and compliance controls and risk management) of the Company.

• Review management’s anti-fraud programs and controls, including management; identification of fraud risks and implementation of anti-fraud measures.

• Periodically to receive reports on the prevention, detection and investigation of fraudulent activities or misconduct within the Company and the related management responses.

Position: Chairperson: Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) Committee Period: January 2008 – February 2010 Company: BOD: Johannesburg City Parks Scope of Work Done: • Recommending to the Board Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality policies, clearly setting out the commitments of

the Company to manage SHEQ-related matters effectively • Monitoring and reviewing the performance of the Company with respect to the implantation of the an integrated SHEQ

management system design to ensure commitments made in the policies are being met and that SHEQ-related risks are being assessed, eliminated, avoided or controlled

• Reviewing and recommending targets for SHEQ performance and assessing progress by the Company towards those targets; and

• Investigating SHEQ incidents within the Company and considering appropriate actions and measures to minimize the risk of recurrence.

Position: Departmental Manager: Nuclear Waste Disposal Period: August 2002 – February 2007 Company: Necsa Scope of Work Done: • Managing the disposal facilities in a safe and cost-effective manner. • Benchmarking the national radwaste disposal facility (Vaalputs) in terms of safety, technology and cost-effectiveness • Developing and implementing strategies to secure the long term sustainable financial viability of the nuclear waste

disposal department • Dealing with anti-nuclear pressure groups such as Green Peace • Balancing the expectations of waste generators and the public (stakeholder management) • Managing the nuclear licensing process and securing NNR nuclear authorisations (“nuclear licences”). • Developing, Implementing and management of Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) programs.

Position: Manager: Decontamination Period: February 2000 – July 2002 Company: Necsa Scope of Work Done: • Managing the decontamination facilities at optimal throughput in a safe and cost-effective manner. • Developing and optimising processes to address the requirements of the department’s decontamination projects which

vary according to the pre-defined decommissioning and decontamination strategies. • Managing the nuclear licensing process and securing NNR nuclear authorisations (“nuclear licences”). • Establishing and implementing facility specific nuclear licenses • Developing, Implementing and management of Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) programs.

Position: Chief Technician Period: January 1998 – January 2000 Company: Necsa

Scope of Work Done: • Managing, upgrading and optimisation of existing waste facilities to ensure conformance to nuclear license

requirements and safety standards. • Technical evaluation of processes and the modification and implementing of modifications to optimise the processes to

ensure complying of safety and license requirements. TECHNICAL PAPERS

• Carolissen AC: Contributor to drafting and review of IAEA-TECDOC-1755: Planning and Design Considerations for Geological Repository Programmes, published in 2014

• Carolissen AC, Twala VG, Maphoto K: ‘National Strategy for the Management of Radioactive Waste and Used Nuclear Fuel in South Africa’ Report for the Nuclear Energy Sub-Working Group of the Fuel Cycle and Back-End Committee, Department of Energy, Pretoria, 2016

• Carolissen AC, Twala VG: ‘ The planning and designing of a deep ep Geological Repositorty in the South African Context’ Paper for a Technical Meeting , IAEA, Vienna, Austria, September 2006

• Carolissen AC, Liebenberg GR, Hordijk L :‘ Necsa radiaoctive Waste Management Plan Development Methodology’ 2008

• Carolissen, AC, L Hordjik: Justification for using the Segmented Drum Scanner for the radiological chaterisation of compressible unaniferous waste, February 2004

• Carolissen, AC : Necsa Radioactive Waste Management Policy, July 2008 • Andreoli, M.A.G; Carolissen AC; Raubenheimer. E; Beyleveld J.F::’ Radioactive Waste Disposal In South Africa In

2015: Status And Research And Development Strategies, November 2015 • Carolissen AC , Management options for Safari- 1 Research Reactor Used (Spent) Fuel, 13 July 2015 • Carolissen AC and Nel L: ”Assessment of Nuclear Liabilities arising from the Decommissioning and Decontamination

(D&D) of historical disused strategic nuclear facilities, November 2013 • Carolissen AC and van Blerk J: National Strategy for the control of radioactive waste management for Kenya, Expert

Mission report, IAEA, November 2006. • Carolissen AC: Developing a comprehensive National Radioactive Waste Policy and Strategy for Nigeria, IAEA expert

mission report, November 2013

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

• J.J. van Blerk, M.W. Kozak AC Carolissen and J.F. Beyleveld: 2007 Vaalputs Post Closure Radiological Safety

Assessment (PCRSA), International Workshop on A Common Framework for the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal,2-6 July 2007 Cape Town South Africa

• AC Carolissen: “Overview Of The Management Of Radioactive Waste In South Africa “, Presentation to 3rd Nuclear Industry Congress Africa ,2 February 2016

• AC Carolissen: “Overview Of National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) ,Presentation To National Committee On Radioactive Waste Management, 9 December 2015

• AC Carolissen: Deepening And Strengthening Stakeholder Confidence In Radwaste Disposal” Technical Meeting on ‘Understanding and Establishing an Adequate Engagement Process with the Relevant Stakeholders in Pursuing a Geological Disposal Programme’ 20 to 24 October 2014, Vienna.

• AC Carolissen,” Improving Waste Disposal Practices At Vaalputs”, IAEA Disponet Meeting , Sweden, 4 October 2011 • AC Carolissen: Accounting treatment of D&D liabilities and Operational radioactive waste, Presentation to AG(SA),

September 2015 • AC Carolissen: “Funding models for the management of radioactive waste in South Africa”, Presentation to National

Treasury, 12 November 2012

REFERENCES

Prof Hamanth Kasan, General Manager – Scientific Services Division: RandWater, +27 82 389 0424 hkasan@randwater.co.za Mr Richard Flame | Divisional Director/ Broll Facilities Management, South Africa, +27 83 611-6935 Eugene Julies Pr.Eng, Managing Director Sino-Pro Consultants, +27 83 625-1920 rachawadeespa@gmail.com Mrs Ditebogo Kgomo, Senior Manager Compliance Assurance and Enforcement - National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) of South Africa, +27 12 674 7122 / +27 71 607 5651 DKgomo@nnr.co.za Mr Katse Maphoto, Chief Director: Nuclear Safety and Liabilities, +27 12 406 7702 / +27 84 841 6547 Katse.Maphoto@energy.gov.za Mr Stefan Mayer | Team Leader |Section of Waste Technology | Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology | IAEA, PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria |Email: s.j.mayer@iaea.org