HII Positions Senior Team to Accelerate Newport News Shipbuilding Transformation and Execution
July 20 2022 - 4:30PM
All-domain defense and technologies partner HII’s (NYSE: HII)
Newport News Shipbuilding division announced today several
promotions designed to optimize its shipyard operations and
accelerate execution.
“We have been on an aggressive journey to transform the way we
run our business. Accomplishing this transformation while running
our complex business is not a simple task,” said Jennifer Boykin,
president of Newport News Shipbuilding. “Our Navy customer expects
us to deliver ships on time and on budget so they can meet the
evolving demands of the global security environment. Our ultimate
success depends on the acceleration of these efforts led by
experienced leaders.”
To support the transformation, Boykin announced several
leadership changes, effective immediately.
Matt Needy moves to vice president and chief transformation
officer, from vice president of Navy programs. In this new
position, the 34-year shipyard veteran is responsible for the
overall Newport News strategy execution, advanced development of
business growth – including the next-generation attack submarine
SSN(X), enterprise-wide continuous improvement, overall operational
health, and risk-opportunity management.
Photos accompanying this release are available at:
https://newsroom.hii.com/releases/hii-senior-team-accelerate-newport-news-shipbuilding-transformation-execution.
With Needy’s transition, Bryan Caccavale moves to vice president
of Navy programs, from vice president of material and
manufacturing. In this role, Caccavale’s diverse leadership and
strong financial experience will benefit program execution and
financial performance of the ships built and maintained by Newport
News.
Additionally, the material and manufacturing parts of Newport
News are being restructured back into two stand-alone divisions.
Julia Jones remains vice president of manufacturing, while Cullen
Glass, director of supply chain procurement, moves to vice
president of supply chain management. In this role, Glass is
responsible for all procurement, outsourcing and material logistics
functions across Newport News.
Glass joined HII in 2019 as corporate director of enterprise
transformation before joining the Newport News supply chain team.
Prior to joining HII, he spent 18 years at Honeywell, including
leadership roles in planning, manufacturing, information
technology, logistics, order management and supply chain. He earned
a bachelor’s degree in management from the College of St.
Scholastica and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the
University of Minnesota.
These leadership changes build on a multi-year shipyard
modernization effort to enable safe and efficient delivery of the
highest quality aircraft carriers and submarines. The modernization
effort, including the shipyard’s Integrated Digital Shipbuilding
program, has been instrumental in recent completion of the first
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) planned incremental availability,
launch of Virginia-class submarine New Jersey (SSN 796), and
construction of the first digitally designed and built Ford-class
carrier Enterprise (CVN 80).
HII is an all-domain defense and technologies partner,
recognized worldwide as America’s largest shipbuilder. With a
135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national
security, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most
powerful and survivable naval ships ever built, to unmanned
systems, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in
mission-driven solutions that support and enable an all-domain
force. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s skilled workforce is 44,000
strong. For more information, please visit:
- HII on the web: https://www.hii.com/
- HII on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamHII
- HII on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WeAreHII
- HII on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WeAreHII
Contact: Todd CorilloTodd.T.Corillo@hii-co.com (757)
688-3220
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d39073a1-4940-4a18-a40f-206060bfe3e1
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