Former HII CEO Mike Petters Returns to Company’s Board of Directors

Huntington Ingalls Industries said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that former CEO and President Mike Petters has been elected to the company's board of directors.

Petters served as HII's first CEO and president, having steered its spin-off from Northrop Grumman in 2011, before stepping down from that role in 2022.

He joined Newport News Shipbuilding in 1987 in the Los Angeles-class submarine construction division and was promoted through the shipbuilding ranks to become president of the shipyard.

HII CEO and President Chris Kastner said Petters brings deep shipbuilding expertise to the board along with a unique familiarity with the history, mission, and evolution of HII. HII Chairman Kirkland Donald said the company is proud to continue leveraging Petters' expertise as HII ramps the nation's capacity to deliver for the U.S. Navy.

Petters earned a bachelor's degree in physics from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982, served aboard the nuclear-powered submarine USS George Bancroft (SSBN 643), spent five years in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and later earned an MBA from the College of William and Mary.

He has served as chairman of the Virginia Business Council, chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association, and on the William and Mary Board of Visitors and the Center for a New American Security Board of Advisors. He continues to serve on the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation Board of Directors and the U.S. Naval Institute Board of Directors.

Petters has received the Lone Sailor Award from the Navy Memorial Foundation, the Owen B. Butler Education Excellence Award from the Committee for Economic Development, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. He also established HII's Scholarship Fund in 2016, which has served over 1,900 students through scholarships for pre-K and secondary education.

Finazon · prior-day close, indicative (IEX-derived, not the official close) · Oct 20, 2026