Westinghouse Electric Company has officially opened a new Global Shared Services Center in Krakow, Poland, as the global services hub for the company.
According to a press release, the new facility will have approximately 160 "highly qualified" employees who will cover seven business functions to offer support for Westinghouse's global operations.
"Westinghouse is committed to Poland in their energy transition goals," Patrick Fragman, CEO of Westinghouse, said in the press release. "The establishment of the Global Shared Services Center is a testament to that commitment. Westinghouse is also implementing the activities included in the Polish American intergovernmental agreement. Starting with the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) work combined with the opening of the Global Shared Services Center, which are two key elements of it. We want to provide Poland with the best technology to support its climate change goals and secure the energy needs of its economy."
The company held an opening ceremony for the new location on Sept. 9 at the new global services hub, which is located in Zablocie Business Park B of Krakow, the release said.
Westinghouse's AP1000® nuclear power plant is known as the best-in-class technology with superior safety and a simple design, as well as being the only GEN III+ design with a fully passive safety system, leaving the smallest footprint per MWe. The technology is licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Canada, China, U.K. and the European Utility Requirements organization, according to the release.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Westinghouse has been serving the energy field for more than 130 years.