August 13, 2015
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that Nicolas Schuck has been promoted to the position of controller and chief accounting officer, effectively immediately. He will report to Barbara Niland, corporate vice president, business management, and chief financial officer.
"Nicolas has been an important member of our financial team and brings a great sense of enthusiasm, commitment, financial acumen and a wealth of experience to his new role," Niland said. "I look forward to working with him as we help build the future for Huntington Ingalls Industries."
In this position, Schuck has responsibility for all accounting matters related to SEC reporting, tax, government financial relations and benefits accounting. Additionally, he has responsibility for import, export and international trade compliance.
Schuck joined HII in January 2012 as corporate assistant controller and has recently worked as assistant controller at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division. He has more than 18 years of finance and accounting experience at companies including ManTech International Corp., PricewaterhouseCoopers and Arthur Andersen. He attended the National Institute of Economics and Accounting in Paris; he holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in accounting and finance and is a certified public accountant.
HII is America’s largest shipbuilder, delivering the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain mission technologies, including unmanned systems, to U.S. and allied defense customers. HII is the largest producer of unmanned underwater vehicles for the U.S. Navy and the world.
With a more than 140-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII builds and integrates defense capabilities extending from the core fleet to C6ISR, AI/ML, EW and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong.
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