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Jimmy B. Morgan

Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer

Jimmy Morgan is Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for the commercial and business development for B&W’s ClimateBright^™ and BrightLoop^™ suite of products as well as select biomass and waste-to-energy projects that leverage B&W’s new and emerging technologies.

He was named to his current role in January 2025 and has served in a number of senior and executive-level roles with B&W. He was named Chief Operating Officer in August 2020 and Executive Vice President in January 2022. From January 2019 until August 2020, Mr. Morgan was Senior Vice President, responsible for B&W’s global aftermarket, new-build and environmental products and services businesses. In March of 2020 he took on the role as Managing Director of the Company’s Babcock & Wilcox Vølund subsidiary and led B&W’s global licensing activities.

From December 2016 through January 2019, Mr. Morgan led the company’s renewable energy business, including Babcock & Wilcox Vølund and its operations and maintenance services businesses. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President of Operations, responsible for B&W’s Global Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain Management, Quality, Facility Services, and Environmental, Health, Safety & Security functions. He also was responsible for Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC.

Mr. Morgan has been in the global energy and construction industry for more than 35 years, and has considerable large project management, operations and construction experience. He joined B&W in February 2016 as Vice President and General Manager, Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC., serving in that position until he was named Vice President, Operations, in May 2016 and Senior Vice President of Operations in August 2016. Before joining B&W, he was Executive Vice President for Allied Technical Resources, Inc. Previous positions included serving as Chief Operating Officer with BHI Energy, Vice President of Installation and Modification Services with Westinghouse and as Managing Director for AREVA T&D. He began his career with Duke Energy as a Maintenance Engineer at one of the largest operating plants in the United States.

He has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of South Carolina, and a Master’s of Business Administration from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.

Gillianne Hetrick

Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations

Gillianne Hetrick is Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations, responsible for the Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) Human Resources, Environmental Health, Safety & Security, Information Technology, Communications & Marketing, Facility Services, and Global Travel organizations.

She was named to her current role in January 2025 after serving as Vice President, Corporate Operations, since August 2022. Ms. Hetrick joined the company in 2019 and subsequently took on several new roles of increasing responsibility, including for the company’s corporate projects, mergers and acquisitions, real estate management, and IT functions.  

Prior to joining B&W, Hetrick held a number of positions at small to mid-sized publicly traded companies, where she led Human Resources, IT and Safety functions, and focused on business strategy, as well as process and operational efficiency improvements.

She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising and Applied Communication from Northern Michigan University. She also is an active supporter of the business community and charitable organizations. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Akron Chamber, and is the Co-Founder and Director of The Beacon Principle, a non-profit organization that provides programs and support for those serving in the military and emergency services professions.

Chris Riker

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Chris Riker was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2025.

Prior to that, Mr. Riker served as Senior Vice President of the company’s Thermal business segment since August 2022, responsible for B&W’s global thermal energy business that provides advanced technologies and equipment, as well as replacement parts and services, to keep thermal and industrial plants operating efficiently. In this role, he also managed the operations of various subsidiaries, including Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC; B&W Chanute, LLC; B&W de Monterrey; and the B&W Canada, B&W Diamond Power^® and B&W Allen-Sherman-Hoff^® operations.

Before that, he served as Senior Vice President, Global Parts & Service, leading the company’s worldwide parts and field engineering services business, which includes B&W, Diamond Power, Allen-Sherman-Hoff and Vølund™ systems branded products.

From March 2018 to January 2022, Mr. Riker was Vice President, Global Parts and Service. From June 2016 until March 2018, he was Vice President, Industrial Steam Generation, and led the company’s package boiler, pulp and paper, and petrochemical businesses. Before that, he led the Finance organization for B&W’s former Global Services segment and was responsible for all financial-related reporting, forecasting and analysis, and target setting for the company’s entire suite of aftermarket projects, parts and service businesses.

Previous positions included serving as Controller for B&W’s Diamond Power International, Inc., subsidiary, and as Manager of Internal Audit in B&W’s corporate headquarters. He joined the company in July 2010, after serving as a consultant with KPMG LLP.

Mr. Riker earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Economics from Florida State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina.