BWXT Appoints Jan A. Bertsch as New Chair of Board of Directors
04 May 2022 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that Jan A.
Bertsch has been elected as its new chair of the board of
directors, effective May 3, 2022, succeeding retiring board
chairman John A. Fees.
Bertsch has served as an independent director of BWXT since
2013, and she was most recently the chair of its audit and finance
committee and a member of the compensation committee. She also
serves on the board of directors of Meritor and its audit and
governance committees, as well as the board of directors of Regal
Rexnord and its audit and compensation committees.
“We are extremely fortunate to have someone of Jan’s caliber
assume this important leadership position for our company,” said
Rex Geveden, BWXT’s president and chief executive officer. “Jan’s
tenure on our board goes back to before the spinoff of our power
generation business in 2015, and her deep engagement on our board
makes her an ideal fit for this new role.”
In Bertsch’s distinguished career, she served as the chief
financial officer and senior vice president of Owens-Illinois and
executive vice president and chief financial officer of
Sigma-Aldrich. Earlier she worked in executive positions of
increasing responsibility at BorgWarner, Chrysler, Visteon and
Ford.
About BWXT
At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong,
Innovation Driven. Headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, BWXT is a
Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering
innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for
global security, clean energy, environmental remediation, nuclear
medicine and space exploration. With approximately 6,600 employees,
BWXT has 12 major operating sites in the U.S. and Canada. In
addition, BWXT joint ventures provide management and operations at
more than a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities.
Follow us on Twitter at @BWXT and learn more at www.bwxt.com.
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