GE Hitachi executive Jay Wileman is in line to succeed Caroline Reda as the president and chief executive officer of the company should GE be able to close on a deal to purchase French turbine maker Alstom.
Wileman is currently the general manager of nuclear power plants, but Reba, in an email confirmed by the company, said that she had accepted a position “leading the $5 billion North American business in the new Power Services business." However, the move is contingent on the company’s purchase of Alstom in a $13.83 billion deal that is currently under review by European Union regulators.
“Until close, Jay and I will continue to focus on … our current roles,” the email said. It also praised Wileman for “continued collaboration with Dominion on the North Anna project, licensing for DTE’s Fermi 3, our work with the UK on PRISM and a host of global new plant opportunities.”
“Jay has had extensive experience in [GE’s] Nuclear business where he spent more than eight years in engineering, manufacturing, business development and services,” according to the email.
StarNews Online noted that GE spokesman Christopher White declined an opportunity to comment on other changes, but confirmed the email was valid. In the email, Reda refers to the changes as having been announced by Steve Bolze, CEO of GE Power and Water and senior vice president of GE.