What Happened?
Newport News, VA-based Newport News Shipbuilding Promoted Brian Fields as Vice President of Business Transformation and Chief Transformation Officer
About the Company
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines. With more than 20,000 employees, we are the largest industrial employer in Virginia and the largest shipbuilding company in the United States. We build some of the most advanced ships in the world using our expertise in nuclear propulsion, naval design and manufacturing. We are currently building the new Ford-class aircraft carriers and Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, and performing Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) on Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. We provide fleet services for our ships worldwide and, using our nuclear and manufacturing expertise, are expanding into Department of Energy and alternative energy ventures.
About the Person
Brian Fields is Vice President of Business Transformation and Chief Transformation Officer at Newport News Shipbuilding. Previously, Brian held various senior IT leadership roles in the industry.
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