Pittsburgh, Pa., USA - June 30, 2012, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA - Westinghouse Electric Company announced that Mark W. Fecteau is the newly appointed president and chief executive officer of Westinghouse Electric Japan (WEJ).
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Most recently, Mr. Fecteau served as senior vice president of Operations for WEJ. Prior to this, he served as vice president, Asia Strategy. Mr. Fecteau also held numerous Westinghouse positions in change leadership, strategy, engineering and manufacturing. He also managed fuel fabrication and component manufacturing facilities in the United States.
Mr. Fecteau was appointed Plant Manager for the Columbia Site in May 2002, following a 2-year assignment as Plant Manager for the Westinghouse Windsor Fuel Plant in Windsor, Conn. As Columbia Site Plant Manager, Mr. Fecteau is responsible for overall site management, including all fuel operations, customer interface and supplier management.
Prior to his assignment as Windsor Fuel Plant Manager, Mr. Fecteau was Manager of Strategic Business Development for Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel from 1998 to July 2000.In this role, he represented the fuel business in the acquisition of the ABB/CE nuclear company, including pre-acquisition financial analysis, due diligence and early integration planning.He also led competitor assessments and assisted with business-wide strategic plan development.
Previously, Mr. Fecteau served as Manager of Core Analysis in the Westinghouse Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division from 1993-1997. In this role, he had responsibilities for nuclear, thermal-hydraulic, fuel rod design and licensing services.
Mr. Fecteau began his Westinghouse career in 1984 as a nuclear design engineer. He has been an active member of the American Nuclear Society for many years, and he served on the Executive Committee for the local Columbia, S.C. section from 1998-2000.Currently, Mr. Fecteau is serving on the University of South Carolina's Industrial Advisory Board, which oversees the University's Mechanical Engineering program. He has also authored numerous technical papers and is the holder of a U.S. patent. ■