Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) claimed today that Christopher Kastner, executive vice head of state and also HII’s primary economic policeman, has actually been advertised to a brand-new setting of executive vice head of state and also principal running policeman. Additionally, Thomas Stiehle, vice head of state and also HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding department CFO, has actually been advertised to executive vice head of state and also CFO and also will certainly changeKastner Both Kastner and also Stiehle will certainly report straight to HII President and also Chief Executive OfficerMike Petters The modifications work February 12, 2021.
“These changes are being made to signal our continued and strong commitment to performance and execution, to better reflect the business dynamics associated with our historic $45 billion backlog, and in recognition of the importance of the Navy’s new long-range shipbuilding plan,” Petters claimed. “Chris brings a deep understanding of our business that will enable him to make positive impacts immediately. Tom is the right addition to our senior executive team with a strong financial background that will create value for all of our constituents including our customers and shareholders.”
In his brand-new duty, Kastner will certainly look after the firm’s 3 running departments and also will certainly function carefully with the department head of states to drive implementation on HII’s stockpile. Prior to his present setting, Kastner acted as HII’s company vice head of state and also basic supervisor, Corporate Development, and also was accountable for technique and also advancement tasks. Before after that he acted as vice head of state and also CFO for Ingalls Shipbuilding; as vice head of state, company monitoring, and also CFO for Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Gulf Coast; and also as vice head of state, agreements and also run the risk of monitoring, forNorthrop Grumman Ship Systems Kastner has a bachelor’s level in government from the University of California at Santa Barbara and also an MBA from Pepperdine University.
Stiehle’s brand-new duty will certainly see him end up being in charge of routing HII’s company technique and also procedures on behalf of company development and also productivity objectives. He will certainly additionally have duty for company company monitoring features, consisting of capitalist connections, treasury, interior audit, agreements, accountancy, economic coverage, preparation and also evaluation, prices and also spending plans, and also mergings and also procurement. Prior to his present duty, he acted as vice head of state, Contracts and also Pricing, for Ingalls and also was accountable for approximating, prices, agreement arrangements and also management. Prior to signing up with HII in 2011, Stiehle helped Northrop Grumman, Aerospace Sector, for 24 years. Stiehle obtained a bachelor’s level in mechanical design fromHofstra University He additionally made an MBA from Adelphi University and also a master’s in procurement and also agreement monitoring from Florida Institute of Technology.