President and CEO,
Westinghouse Electric Company

Steve Tritch is responsible for all Westinghouse global operations. He became president and CEO of Westinghouse July 1, 2002.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Tritch served as senior vice president, Nuclear Fuel, providing nuclear fuel products and services to nuclear power plants throughout the world. Prior to that, he successfully managed the integration of the former ABB nuclear businesses into Westinghouse Electric Company, and was senior vice president of Nuclear Services.

He has held numerous managerial and general manager positions since he began his Westinghouse career in 1971 as a product engineer in the Power Circuit Breaker Division.

In 1983 he joined the Westinghouse Research and Development Center as manager of Naval Ship Programs, acting as primary interface between Westinghouse divisions and major U.S. Navy shipyards.

Later Mr. Tritch served as manager of training and recruiting for the Westinghouse International Power Systems organization, marketing manager of the Nuclear and Advanced Technology Division, and manager of Government Systems in the Westinghouse Advanced Energy Systems Division. In 1991 he became manager of the Nuclear Safety Department and in 1992 he was appointed general manager of Engineering Technology.

He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and serves on the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Board of Directors. Steve also serves on the Engineering Board of Visitors at the University of Pittsburgh, and on the Board of the United Way of Allegheny County.

Steve was selected as the 2002 Distinguished Alumnus for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, and in 2004, he was awarded "Engineer of the Year" by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International, Pittsburgh Section. In 2006, Steve was honored by the University of Pittsburgh with their Distinguished Alumni Fellows Award.

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