BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric
Company has appointed Mike Kirst to the position of Regional Vice
President, Customer Relations and Sales (CR&S) for Central and Eastern
Europe, including Russia. He replaces Bernd Doehnert, who has elected to
retire following 30 years of exemplary service to Westinghouse.
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Mr. Kirst joined Westinghouse in 1996 following four years as Director
of the Economic Committee for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels.
Most recently for Westinghouse, he was responsible for the company's
nuclear fuel business initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe, including
leading the effort that resulted earlier this year in the selection of
Westinghouse by Ukraine to provide 25 percent of that country's nuclear
fuel requirements. Previously in his career, Mike represented Westinghouse
in Washington D.C. as Director of International and Government Affairs.
In his new position, Mr. Kirst will be stationed in Nivelles, Belgium.
He will continue to lead the effort to expand nuclear fuel opportunities
for Westinghouse in Central and Eastern Europe while developing and
pursuing business growth for all other Westinghouse products and services,
including new plant opportunities which are becoming increasingly active in
the region.
Mr. Kirst will report to Jim Fici, Sr. Vice president, Customer
Relations and Sales, for Westinghouse.
In commenting on Mr. Doehnert's retirement, Mr. Fici said: "Bernd's
contributions to Westinghouse and nuclear power are immense. Among many
other things, he will be fondly remembered for the major role he played in
obtaining European Utility Requirement certification for the Westinghouse
AP1000(TM) nuclear power plant."
Westinghouse, a group company of Toshiba Corporation, is the world's
pioneering nuclear power company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant
products and technologies to utilities throughout the world. Westinghouse
technology today is the basis for approximately one-half of the world's
operating nuclear plants.
SOURCE Westinghouse Electric Company
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CONTACT:
Vaughn Gilbert of Westinghouse Electric
Company, +1-412-374-3896, gilberhv@westinghouse.com
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