Senior Vice President
Nuclear Power Plants
As Senior Vice President, Nuclear Power Plants, Ric Pérez is responsible for managing the global deployment of new power plants. Currently, the implementation of current contracts for projects in Korea, AP1000 units in China and the U.S., and the development of new plant builds internationally are areas of major focus. He assumed this position in September 2009.
Mr. Pérez comes to this position from his previous role as senior vice president of Westinghouse Global Growth & Innovation, where he was is responsible for guiding our efforts to grow Westinghouse in new and exciting ways, to take advantage of the significant growth opportunities available to us through the nuclear renaissance.
Throughout his Westinghouse career, Mr. Pérez has held senior leadership roles in the Nuclear Services organization in the United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. He has spent more than two decades in direct support of operating nuclear plants. His global leadership roles have enabled him to gain valuable insights in terms of the industry, the ever-changing needs of our customers, and the issues that are important to employees.
Mr. Pérez has served as senior vice president of Westinghouse Nuclear Services, where he led a global organization that strengthens nuclear plant operation, safety and competitiveness through world-class, innovative field, engineering, and repair, replacement and automation services. Mr. Pérez led Nuclear Services for a total of three and a half years.
Previously, Mr. Pérez was responsible for the leadership of Westinghouse’s global Field Services business, which provides inspections, maintenance and repair of nuclear power plant equipment worldwide. Before accepting that role in January 2002, Mr. Pérez was senior vice president, Nuclear Services Europe, with responsibility for leading Westinghouse’s European nuclear services operations and integrating the European nuclear operations of the former ABB Nuclear into Westinghouse. He was based in the U.K.
Throughout the 1990's, Mr. Pérez held various commercial and technical leadership roles for Westinghouse. These included leading European technical resources, business development, technology licensing and strategic acquisitions. His personal accomplishments were highlighted by the successful execution of new aggressive growth initiatives in the European Union region which resulted in creating a broad sustainable business posture for Westinghouse. Included in the leadership roles was a three-year tenure as managing director of Westinghouse's European operation, while based in Belgium.
In the decade of the 1980's Mr. Pérez's focus was in direct support of nuclear operating plants in the United States. Mr. Pérez has extensive analytical and hands-on field experience, including a three-year assignment as the Westinghouse site services manager at Southern California Edison's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations.
Mr. Pérez holds a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in Energy Resources from the University of Pittsburgh. He is an active member of the American Nuclear Society, the Spanish Nuclear Society, and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
