With the first quarter of his tenure as president and chief executive officer just about behind him, Rex Geveden of BWX Technologies told Weapons Complex Morning Briefing on Wednesday the company he’s led since January intends to remain a major player in every DOE market it serves.
“I can’t imagine any reason we would exit that market,” Geveden said in a telephone interview. “I can’t make 50-year commitments for the company, but we’re in it to stay.”
The former NASA and aerospace-industry hand officially took the reins at BWXT a little over a year after he joined the company as chief operating officer. After he came aboard, Geveden spearheaded a strategic plan for the DOE contractor that includes holding fast in the Cold War cleanup business and exploring the decommissioning market in the commercial sector — a plan he’ll now attempt to execute.
Geveden also remains bullish on the company’s longtime bread-winner: sole-source contracts with the U.S. Navy.
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