With so many uncertainties still to be resolved, investment in the UK nuclear sector was still a "leap of faith", said George Borovas, head of nuclear projects at global law firm Pillsbury.
Ainslie McLaughlin, head of major transport infrastructure projects at Transport Scotland, said it was a much-needed replacement.
Louis Mayor Francis Slay told CNN it was an "insult" that rural projects were at the head of the line.
New leaders include Motorola unit head Dennis Woodside and former Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency chief Regina Dugan, who joined Google in March and will lead an advanced technology group at Motorola.
The pressure came to a head in 2007, when Venezuela nationalized several oil projects operated by international partners.
Monitor and advise the Head of Office or the designate on the financial status of projects and programmes.
Mr Poindexter, after a decade in the private sector and the overturning of his 1990 conviction for conspiracy, is now head of the Information Awareness Office in the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Also last month, communications head Tumi Makgabo resigned, officially citing a need to "focus on other projects".
"The silver lining is the shape of the profile of these projects, which is different than conventional ones, " says Simon Flowers, head of corporate analysis at Wood Mackenzie.
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"Bringing this board to life has been one of the most exciting and unique projects we've been involved with here, " said Iain Standen, head of the Bletchley Park Trust.
Ditto joint infrastructure projects, announced with much fanfare but still to be begun, such as an airport at the head of the Red Sea, to serve both Eilat and Aqaba.
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