Former President and
Chief Executive Officer - Retired
Until his retirement on March 31, 2012, Dr. Candris served as president and CEO of Westinghouse Electric Company. He was appointed to this position 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 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.
