三方就项目推进过程中西屋工程设计人员的工作方式、项目管理中存在的不足、设计进度等问题进行了讨论。Candris表示西屋对中国项目高度重视,他本人非常关注中方提出的问题,并将带回总部研究讨论并解决。参加接待还有三门核电副总经理缪亚民、李远。
Candris一行考察了三门核电工程现场。
Dr. Aris Candris 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.