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BWXT announces new chief strategy officer
BWX Technologies, a Lynchburg-based manufacturer of nuclear components and fuel has tapped Rik Geiersbach as its new chief strategy officer.
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: GEVEDEN, REX D.
Headquartered in Lynchburg, BWX Technologies manufactures nuclear reactors, fuel and components; develops and manufactures microreactors for national security and space applications, and provides nuclear technical services at government labs and facilities. Geveden joined BWXT in 2015 as its chief operating officer before becoming CEO in 2017. He previously was an executive at Teledyne Technologie[...]
BWXT launches subsidiary to deliver commercial nuclear fuel
BWXT launches a subsidiary, BWXT Advanced Fuels, to commercialize advanced nuclear fuel
BWXT wins $2.6B in contracts for naval nuclear reactor components
The U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has awarded BWX Technologies contracts totaling approximately $2.6 billion.
Lynchburg-based BWXT taps new CHRO
Lynchburg’s BWX Technologies has appointed Gonzalo Cajade as chief human resources officer, effective June 1.
BWXT CFO steps down
Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier manufacturer BWX Technologies announced that Robb A. LeMasters has stepped down from his position as executive vice president and chief financial officer. The company also announced that it has named chief accounting officer Mike T. Fitzgerald as the interim CFO.
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Lynchburg’s BWXT unveils Innovation Campus
On Wednesday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, federal and state officials and executives, engineers and employees of Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies gathered to celebrate the official opening of the nuclear company’s new Innovation Campus. “The IQ level in this room is really high,” Youngkin joked. Set on 11 acres in Campbell County, BWXT‘s Innovation Campus (which shares a […]
BWXT wins $2.1B in U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts
The U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has awarded BWX Technologies contracts totaling about $2.1 billion, the Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier manufacturer announced Wednesday. The contract involves nuclear reactor component manufacturing and material procurement for Columbia and Virginia class submarines and Ford class aircraft carriers. The work will be performed at the B[...]
BWX Technologies names Nuclear Operations Group head
BWX Technologies has tapped Gary D. Camper to be president of BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, according to a Tuesday announcement. Based in Lynchburg, Camper will lead more than 5,000 employees at five sites across four states, all of whom are manufacturing nuclear reactor components and fuel for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers. Camper has […]
Framatome Inc. taps new CEO and president
Starting Aug. 8, Anthony “Tony” Robinson will take over as the next CEO and president of Framatome Inc., the North American subsidiary of the French nuclear equipment, services and fuel producer. A former executive for Framatome and BWX Technologies, Robinson replaces Katherine Williams, who retired after 20 years working for the Lynchburg-based nuclear reactor and […]
BWXT team lands $30B federal nuclear contract
A joint venture led by a Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies subsidiary has been awarded a potential $30 billion Department of Energy contract to operate a nuclear weapons plant in Texas, the company announced Friday. The DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration awarded the contract to PanTeXas Deterrence (PXD), a joint venture led by BWXT‘s Technical Services Group […]
