Biography

Jan Bertsch is the independent chair of the board of directors for BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT). She is the first female board chair in BWXT’s history.

Ms. Bertsch has been an independent director of BWXT since 2013, and has also served as chair of its audit and finance committee and as a member of the compensation committee. She has served on the public company Boards of Regal Rexnord Corporation since 2019 and Axalta Coating Systems, Inc. since 2022 and previously served on the Board of Directors of Meritor, Inc. from 2016 to 2022.

During her distinguished career, Ms. Bertsch served as the chief financial officer and senior vice president of Owens-Illinois, Inc., a leading manufacturer of container glass and packaging products. She was also executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sigma-Aldrich, a life science and technology company.

Prior to joining Sigma-Aldrich, Ms. Bertsch worked in executive positions of increasing responsibility at BorgWarner, Chrysler, Visteon Corp. and Ford Motor Company.

Ms. Bertsch holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Wayne State University and a Master of Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University.