Photo Release — Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces the election of Kari Wilkinson as Ingalls Shipbuilding President as...
March 05 2021 - 8:00AM
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today that its
Board of Directors has elected Kari Wilkinson to serve as executive
vice president of HII and president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding
division, effective April 1. She will succeed Brian Cuccias, who
announced that he will retire April 1.
Cuccias was named Ingalls Shipbuilding president in 2014 and is
responsible for all programs and operations at the shipyard in
Pascagoula, Mississippi. His career began in 1979 when he joined
Litton Data Systems as a financial analyst on several Navy
programs. Prior to becoming president of Ingalls, Cuccias held
various positions of increasing responsibility at the division
including vice president, amphibious ship programs and vice
president, program management.
“Under Brian’s leadership, Ingalls Shipbuilding optimized
production, improved performance and continued meeting or exceeding
customer commitments through many significant and unforeseen
challenges,” said HII Executive Vice President and COO Chris
Kastner. “His shipbuilding expertise brought immeasurable value,
and his contributions to this business have positioned Ingalls for
lasting success.”
Photos accompanying this release are available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/wilkinson-cuccias-ingalls.
Kari Wilkinson, who will report to Kastner, currently serves as
Ingalls’ vice president, program management.
“Kari is a respected leader with an impressive 25-year record of
success managing programs and overseeing major shipbuilding
initiatives at Ingalls,” Kastner said. “Her focus on operational
excellence, exemplary leadership skills and ability to build
effective customer relationships well positions her for this new
role, and I look forward to working with her to continue the
Ingalls Shipbuilding legacy of success.”
Wilkinson began her career with Ingalls as an associate naval
architect in 1996. Since that time, she has supported major
shipbuilding production events and milestones from positions in
Engineering, has worked closely with Business Development on
requirements and preliminary ship designs for both domestic and
international customers, and also coordinated the prioritization of
equipment and processes in Operations during the Hurricane Katrina
recovery effort.
Wilkinson transitioned into Program Management in 2007 as a ship
program manager for the San Antonio-class LPD program, assuming the
position of vice president, program management in 2016. In this
current role, she has profit and loss responsibility for all
elements of program execution and serves as the principal liaison
to the Navy and Coast Guard for all platforms in the Ingalls
portfolio.
Originally from Jenison, Michigan, Wilkinson earned a bachelor
of science in naval architecture and marine engineering from the
University of Michigan, and an MBA from Temple University.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned
systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and
environmental services. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia,
HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and
internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on
Facebook: facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries
- HII on YouTube: www.youtube.com/huntingtoningalls
- HII on Instagram: instagram.com/huntingtoningalls
Contact:
Beci Brentonbeci.brenton@hii-co.com (202) 264-7143
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