A Look Back on a Year Like No Other
How Will You Remember 2020?
When trying to describe the year we’ve all had, choosing the right words can be tricky. Unprecedented. Challenging. Extraordinary.
Whatever the words, they can feel like an understatement compared to the reality of this year’s events. It’s been unconventional. It’s been weird. Let’s face it, at times it’s just been plain hard. However, despite everything it’s thrown at us, 2020 has also been remarkably transformational.
At KBR, it’s been a year of opportunity — a chance to look inward, to take what we were already doing well and go further. To learn, grow and adapt. To think differently. To embrace change and new ideas. To reimagine what’s possible.
Through it all, there have been Four Words guiding us: Passion, Trust, Sustainability and Teams.
In one of the strangest years in recent memory, in the midst of a global health crisis, our team of teams lived these principles, pulled together as ONE KBR, and soared to great new heights. And that’s worth celebrating. So from a year filled with big moments, here are a few that all of us at KBR can look back on and be proud of.
At KBR, it’s been a year of opportunity — a chance to look inward, to take what we were already doing well and go further. To learn, grow and adapt. To think differently. To embrace change and new ideas. To reimagine what’s possible.
Through it all, there have been Four Words guiding us: Passion, Trust, Sustainability and Teams.
In one of the strangest years in recent memory, in the midst of a global health crisis, our team of teams lived these principles, pulled together as ONE KBR, and soared to great new heights. And that’s worth celebrating. So from a year filled with big moments, here are a few that all of us at KBR can look back on and be proud of.
The 2020 KBR Timeline
JANUARY // The Yammer social media platform launches worldwide.
JANUARY // Private Astronaut Training. KBR announces it will be the first company to train private astronauts at NASA facilities.
FEBRUARY // KBR celebrates Fifth Annual Zero Harm Day.
MARCH // Global Crisis Management Team. KBR assembles the Global Crisis Management Team assembled in response to COVID-19.
MARCH // The global Sustainability Committee is formally introduced.
MARCH // President and CEO Stuart Bradie’s vlog series, “In Touch,” is launched.
MARCH // KBR celebrates International Women’s Day around the world.
MARCH // New Communities of Interest launched. The Strategic Solutions Group launches Augmented/Virtual Reality and 3-D Modelling, the first of four new Communities of Interest introduced in 2020.
APRIL // KBR closes acquisition of SMA. The strategic acquisition added even more depth and strength to our successful technical training services with the Royal Australian Navy.
APRIL // The premier edition of KBR Link is published.
APRIL // KBR introduces Global Inclusion and Diversity Committee.
MAY // KBR welcomes Jenni Myles. Jenni Myles joined KBR as Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer and member of the Executive Leadership Team.
JUNE // KBR launches Reimagining How We Deliver initiative.
JUNE // Virtual Bingo event raises money for charity. U.S. employees and members of the Houston Rockets organization raised more than $7,000 for Feeding America — a nonprofit that supports food banks, soup kitchens, shelters and other community-based agencies — in a virtual bingo event.
JUNE // KBR ROSE® technology selected by ANCAP. ANCAP, Uruguay’s only refinery, selected KBR ROSE® technology, which will help supply higher-grade cleaner products and reduce environmental footprint. KBR has licensed over 90% of the world’s installed solvent deasphalting capacity.
JUNE // KBR realigns solutions portfolio, unveils enhanced Technology Solutions business. The new-look Technology Solutions business includes the Advisory and Consulting, Technology, Asset Solutions, and Technology-Led Industrial Solutions units.
JULY // KBR employees participate in global Reimagining How I Deliver survey. The results of the survey have and will continue to help guide decision-making processes as we reimagine our culture, work practices and workplaces, and as we become a more modern, flexible and sustainable KBR.
AUGUST // KBR’s Global Mental Health and Well-being Committee is announced. In support of KBR's global commitment to sustainability, Stuart Bradie and the Executive Leadership Team appointed the committee — made up of KBR employees from various disciplines, locations and expertise — to implement KBR’s global mental health and well-being strategy, ensuring we provide the best possible support for our people across the entire company.
AUGUST // Enhanced Employee Support Program is rolled out.
AUGUST // KBR launches the Vision Series. These special one-hour virtual events give KBR employees an in-depth view of what’s happening in different areas of our business. Sessions are broadcast live from KBR locations around the world and feature experts from across the company speaking on a variety of topics.
AUGUST // KBR experts author white paper supporting U.K. Ministry of Defense sustainability goals.
AUGUST // KBR announces it will fortify US Army’s battlespace advantage with $165M missile systems task order . KBR will continue to provide engineering for the Army’s most cutting-edge tactical missile systems through this five-year task order.
SEPTEMBER // First KBR Win Report, a monthly summary of contract wins, is published.
SEPTEMBER // KBR launches Pride & Allies employee resource group in the U.K.
SEPTEMBER // KBR announces it has won a $974M contract to expand base op. services to U.S. Air Forces. This eight-year contract will help sustain the well-being of U.S. troops at bases in Spain and Turkey. KBR will keep these bases operating smoothly so deployed Air Force and government personnel can execute their missions without distraction.
SEPTEMBER // KBR launches the KBRWay business segment toolkit. This toolkit is a user-friendly, searchable portal for all GS US employees to access policies, procedures, work methods and associated forms applicable to conducting business within GS US. The portal resides on KBR Home and includes links to documents housed on the KBR Integrated Management System, GS US SharePoint site, or within specific GS US business unit document repositories.
OCTOBER // Historic acquisition of Centauri finalized.
OCTOBER // Four new Texan T1 basic training aircraft arrived at RAF Valley, U.K.
The additional aircraft are part of an ambitious £3.5B ($4.67B) program supporting the next-generation air force and reflect an expansion of the capacity of the UK Military Flying Training System to provide trained pilots to the front line.
OCTOBER // KBR Facilities Management Support Operations team achieves HSSE milestone. The 200-person team — which provides hard and soft facilities management support to 10 different military sites across Oman, Dubai, Bahrain, Iraq and Afghanistan for the U.K. MOD — has achieved three years (more than 1,000 days) with no reportable incidents.
OCTOBER // KBR sponsors Virtual Army Ten-Miler. KBR served as co-lead sponsor for the world’s third-largest 10-mile road race, which took place virtually across the U.S. from October 11 to 18. Since its inception in 1985, the race has generated over $7.3 million for the Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation program, whose mission is to serve the needs, interests and responsibilities of each individual in the Army community.
OCTOBER // KBR sponsors Women in Defence U.K. Awards. KBR was the sponsor for “The Most Collaborative” Award, which recognizes where an individual has demonstrated that creating a collaborative working arrangement within their organization or with another organization has created a positive impact
NOVEMBER // KBR raises $535,000 at annual Charity Golf Tournament.
NOVEMBER // KBR announces ACE project, the world’s first digitally enabled offshore platform, is near completion. The $6B Azeri Central East development project in the Caspian Sea is the first platform of its kind to be designed through all phases using KBR’s digital twin technology.
DECEMBER // President and CEO Stuart Bradie announces 2021 sustainability initiatives. KBR is going big on sustainability in 2021. Stuart announced KBR is committing to transition to net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 and we are launching a new sustainability campaign, “Making It Count,” in January.
