Jimmy B. Morgan

EVP & COO at Babcock & Wilcox

Jimmy Morgan is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), a leader in energy and environmental products and services for power and industrial markets worldwide.

Morgan is responsible for the Company’s strategic growth and operational performance under its B&W Environmental, B&W Renewable and B&W Thermal brands and growth platforms.

From January 2019 until August 2020, Morgan was Senior Vice President, responsible for B&W’s aftermarket, new-build and environmental products and services businesses worldwide. In March of 2020 Morgan also took on the role as Managing Director of its Babcock & Wilcox Vølund subsidiary. He also was responsible for the company’s global licensing activities.

From December 2016 through January 2019, Morgan led the company’s renewable energy business, including Babcock & Wilcox Vølund and its operations and maintenance services businesses. Prior to that, Morgan 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.

Morgan has been in the global energy and construction industry for more than 30 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.

Timeline

  • EVP & COO

    Current role

  • Senior Vice President, The Babcock & Wilcox Company

  • COO

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