Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced Jan. 27 that its board of directors elected Chief Operating Officer Chris Kastner to become HII president/CEO consistent with the company’s succession plan. The board also elected president/CEO Mike Petters to become executive vice chairman of the board for a transition period. Both changes are effective March 1. Petters and Kastner, who has acted over the past decade as CFO, and head corporate strategy and divisional financial officer, are credited with nurturing the company’s current $48B shipbuilding operations. On March 1, Petters will support the leadership transition as executive vice chairman and remain an HII employee through 2022. Succeeding Petters as CEO, Kastner brings extensive leadership and program management experience. Kastner also has served as vice president and CFO for HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss. (Source: HII 01/28/22) HII Names Chris Kastner President & CEO; Mike Petters to Become Executive Vice Chairman of the Board | Huntington Ingalls Industries
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