Westinghouse Electric said last week that it has selected Ken Canavan as its chief technology officer. The 53-year-old Canavan, who will start on Jan. 2, was previously director of engineering for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
“We are excited to have Ken join us, especially during this strategic transition point in Westinghouse’s history,” Westinghouse President and CEO José Emeterio Gutiérrez in a press release.
Westinghouse Electric, the Pittsburgh-based nuclear branch of ailing Japanese conglomerate Toshiba, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in March.
Westinghouse has reportedly said that it expects to emerge from its restructuring in early 2018. The company incorporated Westinghouse Government Services LLC to bid on Energy Department contracts, including the Cold War cleanups overseen by the DOE Office of Environmental Management.
Fluor and Westinghouse were partners in an unsuccessful effort to win the 10-year Savannah River Site liquid waste management contract that DOE awarded to a group led by BWX Technologies in October. That contract award is currently being protested by the losing bidders before the Government Accountability Office.
Canavan has spent 30 years-plus years in engineering and risk management, Westinghouse said. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, with a nuclear engineering minor, from Manhattan College in New York.
In his new role, Canavan will oversee Westinghouse efforts to develop new technology that can assist the company’s global business strategy.
