December 11, 2019
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that Bharat Amin has been named executive vice president and chief information officer.
In this newly created position, Amin will be responsible for establishing the company’s information technology and digital strategic direction with a focus on cyber security capabilities through engagement with HII’s executive and division leadership teams. In collaboration with the business units, Amin will lead corporate IT governance and provide functional oversight. He will assume his new role on Jan. 1 and will report to Mike Petters, HII’s president and CEO.
“In today’s business environment, the importance of keeping our network communications safe cannot be underscored enough,” Petters said. “Our business relies upon the safety and security of how and what we communicate to our customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. In recognition of the critical importance of these efforts, I am announcing the appointment of Bharat.”
Amin joins the HII executive team after serving as vice president and CIO for Newport News Shipbuilding division since 2014. He has previously held various leadership positions at BAE Systems Inc., including vice president and CIO for BAE Systems’ Land & Armaments sector.
Amin holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Maharaja Sayajirao University, as well as a master’s degree in industrial engineering and an Executive MBA in International Business and Finance from Rutgers University.
Bharat Amin has been named executive vice president and chief information officer for Huntington Ingalls Industries. HII photo
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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