Babcock & Wilcox Beijing Company Ltd.

Brandon C. Bethards is Chief Executive Officer of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), headquartered in Lynchburg, Va. Mr. Bethards assumed this position in November 2008. B&W is a global energy company that focuses primarily on fossil and nuclear technologies development, management, operations, and technical services. With locations around the world, B&W has projected revenues of $3 billion and employs over 20,000 people. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Bethards was president and chief operating officer of the Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., a major operating unit of B&W. In this role, he was responsible for all of the company's worldwide fossil power-related operations, divisions and subsidiaries. Previously, Mr. Bethards was president and chief operating officer of The Babcock & Wilcox Company's Fossil Power Group. He also has served as senior vice president and general manager of the company's Fossil Power Division, directing the worldwide operations of the company's boiler business, environmental products and services, international service projects, Asian ventures and global product licensing. Mr. Bethards joined the company as a field service engineer. Following a series of increasingly more responsible positions, he was named district engineer in 1980. Three years later, he was named general manager Industrial Power Generation, Sales and Service, Southwest region. From 1987 to 1992, he served as general manager, Sales and Service, Power Generation Group, South region, until he left B&W to become president and chief operating officer, Kvaerner Pulping Inc., and president and chairman of the board, Kvaerner Pulping Ltd. He rejoined B&W in 1996 as vice president of business development, focusing on strategic planning, mergers, acquisitions and alliances, and serving as executive sponsor for B&W's global pulp and paper activities. He was subsequently named vice president and general manager, Global Sales and Service, where he managed B&W's worldwide sales and field service activities. A native of Dieterich, Ill., Mr. Bethards graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering. In 1989, he completed the Executive Development Program at Northeastern University's College of Business Administration in Boston, MA. Mr. Bethards is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas.

President of Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Group, Inc. Richard E. Reimels is president of The Babcock & Wilcox Company Nuclear Power Generator Group, Inc. (NPG), headquartered in Lynchburg, Va. As a division of The Babcock & Wilcox Company, NPG provides services and components to the worldwide commercial nuclear utility industry. Prior to being named to his current position in January 2007, Mr. Reimels was president of B&W Canada, responsible for the design and supply of nuclear and fossil generator equipment and services. Previous positions included vice president of International Service, responsible for B&W's international after-market service business, international joint ventures, serving as acting general manager of Babcock & Wilcox Volund, as director of Project Services for the B&W Fossil Power Division and as general manager, Allen-Sherman-Hoff, which is a division of B&W's Diamond Power International, Inc. subsidiary. Mr. Reimels holds a bachelor's degree of Nuclear Science from State University of New York, Maritime College, and a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York.