– USA, VA – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced the election of Jan Bertsch as the new chair of its board of directors, effective May 3, 2022, succeeding John Fees who retired.
“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.”
About Jan Bertsch
Jan 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.
In Bertsch’s distinguished career, she served as CFO and SVP of Owens-Illinois and EVP and CFO of Sigma-Aldrich. Earlier she worked in executive positions of increasing responsibility at BorgWarner, Chrysler, Visteon and Ford.
About BWXT
At BWX Technologies, Inc., 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.
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