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accession: "0001104659-26-007004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BW"
cik: "0001630805"
company_name: "Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T07:32:15.030337+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Babcock & Wilcox appoints Dr. Homaira Akbari to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Dr. Homaira Akbari appointed to B&W board effective Jan 26, 2026; board now 7 members.
- She has served on boards of 25+ companies including Veolia Group and Banco Santander.
- Her senior roles include Microsoft, Thales, Liberty Media; served on B&W Advisory Board 2022-2025.
- Expertise in AI factories, data centers, power generation and waste-to-energy technologies.
- She holds a PhD in particle physics from Tufts and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-007004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BW
- cik: 0001630805
- company_name: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1630805/000110465926007004/0001104659-26-007004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1630805/000110465926007004/tm264125d1_8k.htm

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