William P. "Bill" Utt was named President and Chief Executive Officer of KBR effective March 15, 2006. He was named Chairman in April 2007. Prior to joining KBR, he was president and CEO of SUEZ Energy North America from 2000-2006, with responsibility for the LNG, retail energy, energy marketing and trading, power generation and development businesses. From 1995-2000, he was president and CEO of Tractebel's North American energy businesses. Mr. Utt holds bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia and has a master's degree in business administration from The Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. Mr. Utt recently served on the National Petroleum Council, which provides advice and analysis to the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Mr. Utt is currently a trustee for the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. He is also a trustee of Episcopal High School in Houston.