Brandon C. Bethards
President of Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
Brandon C. Bethards is president and chief operating officer of the Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG), an operating group of The Babcock & Wilcox Company. B&W PGG is based in Barberton, Ohio. In his role, Mr. Bethards is responsible for all of the company's fossil power-related operations, divisions and subsidiaries.
Previously, Mr. Bethards was President and Chief Operating Officer of The Babcock & Wilcox Company Fossil Power Group. Mr. Bethards has also served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company's Fossil Power Division, directing the worldwide operations of the company's boiler business, environmental products and services, international service projects, Asian ventures and global product licensing. Before that, he served as Vice President and General Manager, Global Sales and Service, where he managed B&W's worldwide sales and field service activities.
Mr. Bethards joined the company in 1970 as a field service engineer. Following a series of increasingly responsible positions, he was named district engineer in 1980. Three years later, he was named General Manager Industrial Power Generation, Sales and Service, Southwest region. From 1987 to 1992, he served as general manager, Sales and Service, Power Generation Group, South region, until he left B&W to become president and chief operating officer, Kvaerner Pulping Inc., and president and chairman of the board, Kvaerner Pulping Ltd. He rejoined B&W in 1996 as vice president of business development, focusing on strategic planning, mergers, acquisitions and alliances, and serving as executive sponsor for B&W's global pulp and paper activities.
A native of Dieterich, Ill., Mr. Bethards graduated in 1970 from the University of Illinois with a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering. In 1989, he completed the Executive Development Program at Northeastern University's College of Business Administration in Boston, MA. Mr. Bethards is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas.
Brandon C. Bethards