Westinghouse Names President of eVinci Microreactor Business

Jon Ball. Photo Credit: BusinessWire

Westinghouse Electric Company has appointed Jon Ball as president, eVinci microreactor. In this role, Ball will establish Westinghouse’s standalone, global accelerator for eVinci microreactor technology, with a focus on advanced design, commercialization, manufacturing and deployment.

“Jon is a respected leader in the nuclear energy industry with 30 years of technical expertise and global experience across the nuclear lifecycle and, in particular, with advanced reactors,” says Patrick Fragman, Westinghouse president and chief executive officer. “He is exceptionally qualified to drive exponential growth for Westinghouse’s eVinci microreactor business across the world.”

Ball began his professional career with Westinghouse as a project manager and then laboratory supervisor at the Hanford site, the U.S. government’s decommissioned nuclear product complex in southeastern Washington. He holds a bachelor's degree and doctoral degree in chemistry from Pacific Lutheran University and The Pennsylvania State University, respectively.

In his most recent role, Ball served in a series of executive leadership roles at GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, including executive vice president of market development and executive vice president of advanced nuclear, in which he led the development and commercial adoption of small modular reactor technology, as well as a partnership to deploy a sodium cooled fast reactor. Previously, Ball also led Global Supply Chain and held several positions in its nuclear fuels and services businesses.