President and
Chief Executive Officer
On July 1, 2008, Aris Candris became
president and CEO of Westinghouse
Electric Company.
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.
His areas of responsibility included
ensuring nuclear plants operate
safely and competitively through
field, engineering, and repair and
replacement services. 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.
As senior vice president, Operational
Excellence, Dr. Candris developed the
formative stages of the Westinghouse
Customer 1st initiative. Customer 1st
builds upon the current Westinghouse
strengths of technology, expertise
and commitment to the nuclear
industry, while focusing on attaining
excellence in business processes and
behaviors that will better meet the
increasing expectations of our
customers.
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. in physics,
math and engineering 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
Board of Trustees for Transylvania
University, and a member of the
Nuclear Energy Institute's Board of
Directors.
