C. Michael Petters, President and Chief Executive Officer - Mr. Petters has been
our President and Chief Executive Officer since the spin-off. Prior to the spin-off,
Mr. Petters had been President of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding ("NGSB")
since 2008, when NGSB was formed, and before that had been President of Northrop
Grumman Newport News since 2004. Since joining Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company in 1987, his responsibilities have included oversight of the Virginia-class
submarine program, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier programs, aircraft carrier
refueling and overhaul, submarine fleet maintenance, commercial and naval ship
repair, human resources and business and technology development. Mr. Petters holds
a B.S. in Physics from the United States Naval Academy and an M.B.A. from the
College of William and Mary.
Brian J. Cuccias, Corporate Vice President and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding
- Mr. Cuccias became our Corporate Vice President and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding,
on April 1, 2014. Prior to that and since February 2011, he served in several
different positions at our Ingalls Shipbuilding segment, including Vice President,
Program Management, Vice President, Amphibious Ship Programs, and Vice President,
Large Deck Amphibious Ships. From 2008 to February 2011, Mr. Cuccias was Vice
President, Surface Combatants, for NGSB. After joining a predecessor of Northrop
Grumman in 1979, he held a variety of positions, including assistant to the
group vice president of Avondale Industries, sector vice president, material,
for Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, and DDG(X) and DDG 1000 program manager and
vice president. Mr. Cuccias holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of
South Alabama.
Jerri F. Dickseski, Corporate Vice President, Communications - Ms. Dickseski
has been our Corporate Vice President, Communications since the spin-off. In
this position, she is responsible for our communications strategy and execution.
Prior to her current position and since 2008, Ms. Dickseski served as Sector
Vice President of Communications for NGSB. Prior to that and since 2001, she
was Director of Communications at Northrop Grumman Newport News. She joined
Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. in 1991. Ms. Dickseski holds both a B.A. and
an M.A. in English from Old Dominion University.
William R. Ermatinger, Corporate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
- Mr. Ermatinger has been our Corporate Vice President and Chief Human Resources
Officer since the spin-off. Prior to the spin-off, Mr. Ermatinger had been Sector
Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for NGSB since 2008, when
NGSB was formed. In that position, he was responsible for all NGSB human resources
and administration activities. Since joining a predecessor of Northrop Grumman
in 1987, Mr. Ermatinger has held several human resources management positions
with increasing responsibility, including Vice President of Human Resources
and Administration of Northrop Grumman Newport News. Mr. Ermatinger holds a
B.A. in Political Science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Douglass L. Fontaine II, Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer - Mr. Fontaine has been our Corporate Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer since the spin-off. Prior to the spin-off, Mr. Fontaine
had been Vice President and Controller of NGSB since 2008, when NGSB was formed.
In that position, he was responsible for all NGSB accounting activities. Since
joining a predecessor of Northrop Grumman in 1988, Mr. Fontaine held several
positions with increasing responsibility at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, including
Vice President of Finance. Mr. Fontaine is a certified public accountant and
holds a B.B.A. from the University of Mississippi.
Bruce N. Hawthorne, Corporate Vice President and Chief Legal Officer - Mr. Hawthorne
has been our Chief Legal Officer since January 2015. Prior to that and since
joining us at the time of the spin-off, he served as our Corporate Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining us, Mr. Hawthorne served as
a partner and Practice Development Chairman for the law firm of Arnall Golden
Gregory ("AGG") LLP. From 2008 until joining AGG, he served as co-founder
and Managing Director of Consigliere Group LLC, a consulting and technology
services firm. Mr. Hawthorne's corporate career includes serving as Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Electronic Data Systems, a
global information technology services company, now part of Hewlett-Packard.
Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Staff Officer
of Sprint Corp. Until 2003, Mr. Hawthorne was a senior partner of the law firm
King & Spalding LLP. He holds a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan,
an M.B.A. from the University of Detroit and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University.
Christopher D. Kastner, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Corporate
Development - Mr. Kastner was appointed Corporate Vice President and General
Manager, Corporate Development in August of 2012. Prior to that and following
the spin-off, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of our
Ingalls Shipbuilding segment. Prior to the spin-off, Mr. Kastner had served
as Vice President, Business Management, and Chief Financial Officer of NGSB,
Gulf Coast since 2008 and served as Vice President, Contracts and Risk Management
of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems from 2006 to 2008. Prior to that, he held several
positions at other Northrop Grumman businesses, including Corporate Director
of Strategic Transactions. Mr. Kastner holds a B.A. in Political Science from
the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.B.A from Pepperdine University.
Matthew J. Mulherin, Corporate Vice President and President, Newport News Shipbuilding
- Mr. Mulherin has been our Corporate Vice President and President, Newport
News Shipbuilding since 2011. From 2008 until he assumed his current position,
Mr. Mulherin was Sector Vice President and General Manager, Newport News for
NGSB. Since joining Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in 1981,
Mr. Mulherin has had a variety of responsibilities, including serving as Vice
President of the CVNX program, Vice President of the CVN-21 program, and Vice
President of Programs for the Newport News operations, where he successfully
led the aircraft carrier design and construction programs, carrier refueling
and overhaul programs and the submarine program. Mr. Mulherin holds a B.S. in
Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Barbara A. Niland, Corporate Vice President, Business Management and Chief
Financial Officer - Ms. Niland has been our Corporate Vice President, Business
Management and Chief Financial Officer since the spin-off. Prior to the spin-off,
Ms. Niland had been Sector Vice President, Business Management and Chief Financial
Officer for NGSB since 2008, when NGSB was formed. In these positions, she has
been responsible for strategy and processes supporting growth and profitability
goals, as well as business management functions. Since joining a predecessor
of Northrop Grumman in 1979, Ms. Niland held a variety of positions, including
Vice President of Business Management and Chief Financial Officer of Northrop
Grumman Newport News. Ms. Niland holds a B.S. in Finance from Towson State University
and a Master's Degree from the University of Maryland University College.
Mitchell B. Waldman, Corporate Vice President, Government and Customer Relations
- Mr. Waldman has been our Corporate Vice President, Government and Customer
Relations since the spin-off. In this position, he is responsible for the development
and management of our government and customer affairs programs. Prior to that
and since 2009, Mr. Waldman served as Vice President of Business Development
of Advanced Programs and Technology for Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems
sector. Prior to that position, he served as Northrop Grumman's Corporate Director
for Acquisition Policy from 2008. Prior to that position and since 2003, Mr.
Waldman served as National Security Advisor for former Sen. Trent Lott. He holds
a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida and a J.D. from
Catholic University.
Kellye L. Walker, Corporate Vice President and General Counsel - Ms. Walker
became our Corporate Vice President and General Counsel in January 2015. In
this position, she has overall leadership responsibility for our law department
and outside counsel. Prior to joining us, Ms. Walker was with American Water
Works Company, Inc., serving as Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel
and Secretary from September 2010 through May 2014. She served as their Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from January 2010 through
January 2015. From February 2007 to June 2009, Ms. Walker served as Senior
Vice President and General Counsel of Diageo North America, Inc., the largest
operating company of Diageo plc. From February 2003 to December 2006, she served
as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of BJ’s Wholesale
Club, Inc., a leading warehouse club operator. Ms. Walker also served as a partner
with the law firm of Hill & Barlow in Boston, Massachusetts, and as a partner
and/or associate with the law firms of Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler &
Sarpy in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Boult, Cummings, Connors & Berry in
Nashville, Tennessee. Ms. Walker holds a B.S. in Business Administration, Marketing
from Louisiana Tech University and a J.D. from Emory University School of Law.
D. R. Wyatt, Corporate Vice President and Treasurer - Mr. Wyatt has been our
Corporate Vice President and Treasurer since the spin-off. Prior to that, he
had been Director of Business Management at NGSB where he was responsible for
aircraft carriers, carrier fleet support and energy business. Prior to his appointment
as Director of Business Management, Mr. Wyatt served as Treasurer of Newport
News Shipbuilding Inc., Assistant Treasurer and Manager of Finance, and has
held various positions in the financial area, including cost estimating, cost
control, accounting, financial analysis, and government accounting. He has extensive
Treasury experience, including responsibility for corporate finance, cash management,
risk management and all financings, capital structure, capital market interface,
rating agency relationships, cash and financial forecasting, working capital
management, short term investments, pension asset management, and insurance
and loss control. Mr. Wyatt holds a B.S. in Economics from Hampden-Sydney College
and an M.B.A. from Old Dominion University.
