Kenneth Young has served as Chief Executive Officer since November 2018 and Chairman since September 2020. He has more than 30 years of global operational, executive and director experience primarily within the energy, communications and finance industries.
Known for strategic acumen and effective transformational leadership, Mr. Young is driving a turnaround at B&W, improving the company’s profitability with solid increases in bookings, revenues and earnings, while reducing its senior debt by more than $200 million. He has led a number of acquisitions to expand the company’s products and services portfolio, and successfully launched B&W’s ClimateBright™ suite of technologies that are providing critical solutions to address global climate change goals, including B&W’s innovative BrightLoop™ hydrogen production and decarbonization technology for power and industrial uses.
Mr. Young previously served as President of B. Riley Financial, Inc., and Chief Executive Officer for B. Riley Principal Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of B. Riley Financial. Before joining B. Riley, he held executive leadership positions with Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC), which was the largest independent telecom construction and services company in the world and a recognized leader in providing network services.
Prior to joining LCC, Mr. Young held C-level positions within several of Liberty Media’s subsidiaries. Prior to Liberty Media, Mr. Young held executive management positions within Cingular Wireless, SBC Wireless, Southwestern Bell Telephone and AT&T as part of his 16-year tenure within the now-combined AT&T Corporation.
Mr. Young holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Graceland University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Illinois.
Mr. Young has served on various boards for nine public companies.
What is Kenneth M. Young's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Kenneth M. Young is at least $2.51 million as of November 12th, 2025. Young owns 272,767 shares of Babcock stock worth more than $2,507,820 as of February 24th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Young may own. Additionally, Young receives a salary of $1,080,000.00 as CEO at Babcock. Learn More about Kenneth M. Young's net worth.
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Has Kenneth M. Young been buying or selling shares of Babcock?
Kenneth M. Young has not been actively trading shares of Babcock during the last ninety days. Most recently, on Wednesday, November 12th, Kenneth M. Young bought 1,500 shares of Babcock stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $7.13 per share, with a total value of $10,695.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,444,287 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,297,766.31. Learn More on Kenneth M. Young's trading history.
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Are insiders buying or selling shares of Babcock?
In the last twelve months, Babcock insiders bought shares 7 times. They purchased a total of 65,375 shares worth more than $142,604.23. In the last twelve months, insiders at the technology company sold shares 2 times. They sold a total of 1,157,933 shares worth more than $10,400,810.43. The most recent insider tranaction occured on February, 11th when Major Shareholder Brc Group Holdings, Inc. sold 1,155,382 shares worth more than $10,398,438.00. Insiders at Babcock own 3.9% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Babcock. Information on this page was last updated on 2/11/2026.
