BWXT names former Boeing exec to board of directors

Nuclear naval reactor builder BWX Technologies has named former Boeing executive Nicole Piasecki to its board of directors effective January 2, 2024.

Piasecki spent 25 years with Boeing in various senior leadership positions, including vice president and general manager of the Propulsion Systems Division for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. She currently serves on the boards of BAE Systems and Weyerhaeuser. 

Piasecki is also a senior advisor to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and previously chaired the board of Seattle University. She started her career in a family-owned vertical lift research and development business and later worked as an engineer for United Technologies before joining Boeing.

Piasecki previously held appointments with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Management Advisory Council and the U.S. Department of Aviation’s Future of Aviation Committee, BWX said in a statement.

“We are very fortunate to add someone with Nicole’s business, manufacturing and technological perspectives to our board,” said Jan Bertsch, chair of BWXT’s board of directors. “Her deep understanding of the aerospace and defense sector and experience across a variety of domestic and international markets will bring an important perspective as BWXT continues to pursue its growth goals going forward.”

Piasecki has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Yale University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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