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Akanksha Bakshi

Huntington Ingalls Industries Names Chris Kastner To Succeed Mike Petters As CEO

HII Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc NYSE
  • Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII) board elected Chief Operating Officer Chris Kastner to become President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2022.
  • The board also elected president and CEO Mike Petters to become executive vice-chairman of the board for a transition period.
  • Petters will support the leadership transition as executive vice chairman and will remain an HII employee through 2022.
  • Kastner was promoted to his current COO position in February 2021, after serving as HII's EVP and CFO since March 2016.
  • HII noted Kastner's selection to succeed Petters is part of the multi-year succession planning process.
  • Price Action: HII shares are trading lower by 2.27% at $184.16 on the last check Friday.
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