Huntington Ingalls promotes three VPs

Leaders to serve Newport News company's technical solutions division

Published February 25, 2021 by Sydney Lake

Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Wednesday three promotions in its technical solutions division.

Grant Hagen has been promoted as vice president of business operations; Jaime Orlando has been promoted as vice president of communications; and Chris Walton has been promoted as vice president of information technology. They will all assume their positions March 1 and report to Andy Green, HII executive vice president and president of HII’s technical solutions division.

Hagen currently serves as senior director of business excellence. Orlando is the current senior director of communications. Walton serves as senior director of information technology and chief information officer.

HII is the nation’s largest military shipbuilding company, employing more than 42,000 people worldwide. Earlier this month, the company announced it had won a $2.99 billion U.S. Navy contract to refuel and overhaul USS John C. Stennis supercarrier.