AMSEC LLC PROMOTES CATHY COPE TO DIRECTOR OF CONTRACTS, PRICING, PROCUREMENT AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that its AMSEC LLC subsidiary has promoted Cathy Cope to director of contracts, pricing, procurement and material management. She reports directly to Harris Leonard, vice president of HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division and president of AMSEC operations.

In her new role, Cope is responsible for the management of AMSEC's contracts and procurement across all business areas. As such, she is responsible for contracts, pricing and estimating, purchasing, subcontracts administration, material management, and small business management/reporting. She assumed her new role, which was previously held by Karen Lisota, on Monday.

"Karen began her career in 1986 as contracts manager, and her dedicated service, experience and commitment to the company will be missed," Leonard said. "Naming Cathy as the director of contracts, procurement and material management recognizes her achievements, expertise and strong leadership that will serve AMSEC well into the future."

Cathy Cope is AMSEC’s director of contracts, pricing, procurement and material management. HII photo

Cope earned a bachelor's degree in education from Frostburg State University and a master's degree in business administration and management from the College of William and Mary. She has been with AMSEC for 26 years and most recently served as acting director of contracts, pricing, procurement and material management.

About AMSEC LLC

AMSEC LLC has over 2,000 employees at 35 locations worldwide to enhance the readiness of U.S. aircraft carriers, submarines and surface ships. As a full-service supplier to the U.S. Navy and commercial maritime industry, AMSEC provides naval architecture and marine engineering, naval ship systems assessments, maintenance engineering, waterfront maintenance support, acquisition program support, shipyard industrial engineering, and C4I installation and support services. AMSEC also provides life-cycle integrated logistics services, including technical manual development, provisioning documentation, spare parts management, training development and delivery, and software development.