BWX Technologies, Inc. announced that Nicole W. Piasecki has been appointed to its board of directors effective January 2, 2024. Piasecki spent 25 years with The Boeing Company in a number of senior leadership positions, including the role of 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 Company.

Piasecki is also a senior advisor to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and previously chaired the board of Seattle University. Having started her career in a family-owned vertical lift R&D business, she later worked as an engineer for United Technologies before joining Boeing. Piasecki previously has held appointments to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration?s Management Advisory Council and the U.S. Department of Aviation?s Future of Aviation Committee.

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