Westinghouse Names Dayan Abeyaratne Chief Commercial Officer

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westinghouse Electric Company today announced the appointment of Dayan Abeyaratne as Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Mr. Abeyaratne will lead the company’s global new plant dealmaking and strategic external affairs as Westinghouse advances the deployment of fleet-scale nuclear power worldwide.

“Dayan brings significant industry and transaction experience that will support Westinghouse’s commercial and strategic objectives,” said Dan Sumner, Westinghouse President and Chief Executive Officer. “He will be a tremendous asset as we work with customers, governments and partners to advance new nuclear projects globally and deliver the reliable energy the world increasingly needs.”

As Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Abeyaratne will work closely with Westinghouse’s global new plant business and be responsible for the origination, structuring, negotiation and execution of complex, strategic transactions with worldwide utilities, U.S. federal agencies, foreign governments, hyperscalers, industrial customers and strategic investors. In this role, Mr. Abeyaratne will also manage the company’s global Corporate Affairs function.

Mr. Abeyaratne brings more than 25 years of experience to Westinghouse. Most recently, he served as a Partner and Head of North America Power & Utilities M&A and Advisory at PJT Partners in New York City. Previously, he held managing director roles in power & utilities at The Blackstone Group and UBS Investment Bank, and led corporate development at Constellation Energy. He began his career at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital.

Mr. Abeyaratne received an MBA from the Anderson School at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Allegheny College.

Westinghouse delivers nuclear energy the world needs to meet rising electricity demand, support growing economies, strengthen energy security and power millions of homes across five continents. The company designs and deploys advanced nuclear reactors, manufactures the fuel that powers them, maintains and modernizes operating plants and advances tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Founded in 1886, the company electrified the industrial economy and pioneered nuclear power with the first commercial pressurized water reactor in 1957. Today, Westinghouse technology powers approximately 57% of the world's nuclear power plants, maintains nearly two-thirds of the world's nuclear fleet and fuels 40% of that fleet. As the global leader in deployment of nuclear power at scale, Westinghouse has one of the largest new build pipelines in the industry.

From nuclear’s first chapter to its next, Westinghouse turns possibility into power.