“As a proven strategic business leader and technology partner who has successfully delivered business performance in services, cyber, product development, supply chain and lean manufacturing, Barbie has a strong record of improving bottom-line performance and fuelling top-line growth,” said Steve Edwards, Chairman and CEO of Black & Veatch. “With experience in CIO, programme management, and profit and loss roles, she blends technology leadership with project management discipline to drive operational excellence.

Bigelow has more than three decades of experience in IT, including leadership positions with Jacobs Engineering Group and TASC, a spinoff of Northrup Grumman, which provided professional services for the intelligence community and public sector as well as Lockheed Martin and IBM.