KBR Appoints New CEO

KBR named Stuart Bradie as President and Chief Executive Officer of the compan effective June 2, 2014. Bradie succeeds William “Bill” Utt, who is retiring.

Bradie will be appointed as a member of KBR’s Board of Directors when he joins KBR.

Bradie has more than 25 years of industry experience and joins KBR from WorleyParsons, where he held the position of Group Managing Director – Operations and Delivery. In that role, Bradie led the Group’s global operations, project delivery and assurance.

He was previously Managing Director responsible for Operations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Before joining WorleyParsons in 2001, he held Managing Director and Country Manager positions with PT Kvaerner Indonesia and Kvaerner Philippines from 1996 to 2001.

Bradie has a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Aberdeen University and a Master of Business Administration from the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot Watt University.

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