Jacques Besnainou

Jacques Besnainou is Executive Vice President, Global Markets at Westinghouse Electric Company. In this role, he is the Chief Commercial Officer and leads the company’s global commercial strategy to deliver integrated enterprise-wide solutions and deepen customer relationships. He joined Westinghouse and was appointed to this role in June 2022.

Mr. Besnainou has more than 30 years of experience in the nuclear and energy industries and has held executive leadership roles in France and the United States. At AREVA Group, he led the Back-End Business Group and the growth of the North American business. Previously, he successfully developed and sold Ecobilan, an innovative start-up, specializing in life cycle analysis. More recently, Mr. Besnainou was President of Kurion, Inc., and provided executive consulting and strategic counsel across the energy and nuclear industries.

Mr. Besnainou holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and engineering from École Polytechnique, along with a master’s in engineering and public policy from École des Mines de Paris, both in France.