Babcock & Wilcox Names Reimels President, B&W Canada.Business Editors BARBERTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2002 The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced that Richard E. (Rich) Reimels has been named president, B&W Canada, replacing Paul Koenderman who announced his retirement after more than 30 years of service with the company. Most recently, Reimels was vice president and general manager, Babcock & Wilcox International Service, with responsibility for Babcock & Wilcox Volund in Denmark as well as B&W's international joint ventures. Previous assignments include director of Project Services for B&W's Fossil Power Division and general manager, Allen-Sherman-Hoff, which is a division of B&W's Diamond Power International, Inc. subsidiary. Reimels holds a bachelor's degree from State University of New York Maritime College SUNY Maritime College is located in the Bronx, New York City in historic Fort Schuyler on the Throggs Neck peninsula where the East River meets Long Island Sound. Founded in 1874, the SUNY Maritime College was the first college of its kind (federally approved, offering commercial , and a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in mechanical engineering from the University of Houston. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . He plans to relocate to the Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge , Canada, area in the near future. Koenderman joined Babcock & Wilcox in 1969 as a student engineer. He held a number of positions of increasing importance with B&W since that time including vice president, Marketing & Sales, vice president and general manager, Fossil Power Division, senior vice president and group executive, Global Marketing & Sales, and senior vice president, Power Generation Group. "We truly appreciate the many contributions Paul has made over his long career, not just to our company but also to the power generation industry as a whole," said David Keller, B&W president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "I know all B&W employees join me in wishing him the very best as he embarks upon his retirement." While Reimels' appointment is effective immediately, Koenderman will remain with the company for a period of time to ensure a smooth transition of his previous responsibilities. The Babcock & Wilcox Company is a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MDR MDR, n See multidrug resistance. MDR, n the abbreviation for minimum daily requirement, specifically the Minimum Daily Requirements for Specific Nutrients compiled by the United States Food and Drug Administration. ), a leading worldwide energy services company. McDermott subsidiaries manufacture steam-generating equipment, environmental equipment, and products for the U.S. government. They also provide engineering and construction services for the offshore oil and natural gas industries. Babcock & Wilcox is located on the Internet at www.babcock.com. Journalists will find company news, fact sheets, and industry links at http://www.babcock.com/pgg/pr/pressroom.html. Though there are many power generation companies that contain the name Babcock, the U.S.-based Babcock & Wilcox is the original, founded by George Babcock and Stephen Wilcox Stephen Wilcox, Jr. (February 12, 1830 – November 27, 1893) was an American inventor, best known as the co-inventor (with George H. Babcock) of the water-tube boiler. They went on to found the Babcock & Wilcox Company. in 1867. |
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