Westinghouse Electric Company
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1000 Westinghouse Drive
Cranberry Township, PA 16066 - Website http://www.westinghousenuclear.com
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About Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Company provides fuel, services, technology, plant design, and equipment for the commercial nuclear electric power industry.
Our primary vision is to be the customers’ choice to supply leading-edge nuclear technology to satisfy the world’s growing demand for energy. We strive to do this by:
- Acting with integrity and respect for others
- Being safe and environmentally responsible
- Committing to achieving success for our customers
- Delivering value and profit
- Excelling in our operations
Nearly 50 percent of the nuclear power plants in operation worldwide, and nearly 60 percent in the United States, are based on Westinghouse technology. Worldwide, the nearly 8,500 employees of Westinghouse Electric Company continue to pioneer value-added engineering and services creating success for our customers in their increasingly demanding markets. The four core product lines of Westinghouse — Nuclear Automation, Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Services and Nuclear Power Plants — support this mission.
Dr. Aris Candris
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Aris Candris became president and CEO of Westinghouse Electric Company on July 1, 2008.
Prior to this appointment, Dr. Candris served as senior vice president, Nuclear Fuel, providing fuel fabrication, components and services to commercial nuclear power plants worldwide.
Prior to this role, which he assumed in September 2006, Dr. Candris served as senior vice president in charge of the Nuclear Services business unit. He first held this position in 2000 and resumed the role in 2004 after completing a special assignment as senior vice president, Operational Excellence, from June 2003 through August 2004, during which time he developed the formative stages of the Westinghouse Customer 1st initiative.
From 1996 to 1999, Dr. Candris was vice president and general manager of the Nuclear Services business unit; vice president of Nuclear Services operations; director of Nuclear Services projects; and director of Nuclear Technology.
Between 1980 and 1995, Dr. Candris managed Nuclear Technology and Nuclear Services organizations in the areas of operating plant marketing; strategic operations; nuclear safety analysis and strategic development; functional design; reliability technologies; and reliability engineering. He began his Westinghouse career in 1975 as a senior engineer in the former Advanced Reactor Division.
Dr. Candris holds a B.A. from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He is a member of the Boards of Trustees for Carnegie Mellon University, Transylvania University and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. He serves on the Board of Directors for Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Conference on Community Development and is a member of its Executive Committee. Dr. Candris also serves on the Advisory Board of the Carnegie Institute of Technology and is a member of the Nuclear Energy Institute and the World Nuclear Association Boards of Directors.
