BWXT Names Omar Meguid Chief Digital Officer
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – January 3, 2023) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) has named Omar Meguid as senior vice president and chief digital officer effective January 1, 2023. In this new role for the company, Meguid will be responsible for BWXT’s comprehensive digital platform supporting its business operations in the U.S., Canada and United Kingdom.
Given the importance of this function, Meguid will join BWXT’s executive management team and report directly to Rex Geveden, president and chief executive officer.
“We are thrilled to recruit such a talented and well-regarded executive to our team,” said Geveden. “Given the need for tight digital coordination across our business units and functions, this is a critical role in our company. We are extremely fortunate that someone of Omar’s knowledge and insight will be able to deliver expert leadership across all of our legacy and emerging IT systems.”
Meguid has more than 30 years of corporate experience in incorporating governance and architecture development to establish strategic roadmaps for business and corporate functions. He joins BWXT from IT consulting firm All Digital after serving as the vice president and chief information officer for L3Harris Technologies. Prior, he was the vice president and chief information officer for several business units within United Technologies, including OTIS Elevators, Carrier Corporation and UTC Fire & Security.
About BWXT
At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), 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 6,700 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. In addition, BWXT joint ventures provide management and operations at more than a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. Follow us on Twitter at @BWXT and learn more at www.bwxt.com.
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