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Westinghouse Appoints Rita Bowser Regional Vice President for South Africa
PITTSBURGH, May 30 PRNewswire — Westinghouse Electric Company announced the appointment of Rita Bowser to the position of regional vice president for the Republic of South Africa. (RSA).
In her new position, Dr. Bowser will work closely with RSA government agencies and other public and private organizations to continue to develop communications channels and relationships between these organizations and Westinghouse.
In making Dr. Bowser's announcement, Jim Fici, senior vice president of Customer Relations & Sales for Westinghouse, said: "South Africa's growing energy needs have made it an increasingly important region within the nuclear industry. It is an important time for Westinghouse to have a dedicated executive presence in this region."
Dr. Bowser begins her new role following completion of successful strategic project assignments within the Westinghouse Customer 1st program. Prior to her Customer 1st assignments, she was head of Business Planning & Strategy for Westinghouse's European Fuel Business. Prior to her assignment in Europe, Dr. Bowser held positions of President and CEO of two BNFL Inc. subsidiaries, and formerly served as Superintendent of Radiological Protection at Rancho Seco Nuclear Plant in California.
Dr. Bowser holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Clarion University, a Master of Science degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Doctorate of Business Administration from the American University of London. She is a certified community college instructor in Industrial Safety and a Nationally Registered Radiation Protection Technologist.
In a dual reporting relationship, Dr. Bowser will report directly to Mr. Fici as well as Westinghouse's business unit senior vice presidents: Aris Candris (Nuclear Fuel), Dan Lipman (Nuclear Power Plants) and Ric Perez (Nuclear Services).
In addition, she will work closely with Regis Matzie, senior vice president and chief technology officer, in his role on the Board of Directors of PBMR (Pty) Ltd.
Dr. Bowser is currently relocating to Johannesburg, South Africa.
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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