Jim Ferland
Jim Ferland is president,
Westinghouse Americas, where he leads the company’s efforts to build customer
relationships, develop business plans, capture new markets, and deliver projects
and products in North and South America.
Mr. Ferland served the past three years as senior vice president of Utility
Operations for PNM Resources in Albuquerque, NM. At PNM Resources, Mr. Ferland
was responsible for all regulated transmission and distribution operations for
PNM and TNMP, utilities that serve electricity customers in New Mexico and
Texas. He also provided oversight of PNM’s existing generation facilities,
future generation development, wholesale power sales, supply chain, safety and
environmental initiatives.
He joined PNM from Westinghouse, where he served as vice president, Field
Services. Prior to that role, he was president and chief executive officer of
Louisiana Energy Services. His career also includes serving as director, Strategic
Business Development at Westinghouse, and various operations and business
development positions at Duke Engineering and Services and Carolina Power and
Light.
Mr. Ferland holds a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, and a master’s in business administration from the
Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
Note: Mr. Ferland will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Westinghouse Electric Company effective 4/1/12.
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