internal
Christopher D. Kastner
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
3 yr
7 reports
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ·HII
Three operating-division presidents report directly to the CEO
Aerospace & Defense · Fortune #368 · Hybrid structure · 44K employees · Newport News, Virginia
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7
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 11)
3.9
Avg span
moderate
2
Max depth
2 levels
3.3 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
80%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$12.5B
Operating income
$657M
Net income
$605M
Total assets
$12.7B
Employees
44K
Shares out
39M
Sourced from Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-20 ↗ View on SEC
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Three operating‑division presidents report directly to the CEO at Huntington Ingalls Industries. This page maps HII’s enterprise structure, executive team, divisional leadership, and governance, with analysis of CEO span, depth, and peer comparisons.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Brian D. Blanchette joined as EVP and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding
Elected to role effective January 1, 2025.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to integrate AI/ML across Mission Technologies and shipbuilding programs.
- Consolidate Shipbuilding Under COO Move both shipbuilding presidents to report to the COO, reducing CEO span and adding an operational buffer.
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The people
Who's running this
8 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Brian D. Blanchette
Executive Vice President and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding
Ingalls Shipbuilding
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Edgar A. Green III
Executive Vice President and President, Mission Technologies
Mission Technologies
4 yr
0 reports
President, Newport News Shipbuilding
President, Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Thomas E. Stiehle
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
6 yr
0 reports
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Operations
2 yr
0 reports
internal
Chad N. Boudreaux
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Legal
5 yr
0 reports
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
2 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Christopher D. Kastner $13.8M
- Base salary
- $1.30M
- Stock awards
- $8.50M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.77M
- Pension change
- $1.07M
- Other
- $170K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
6×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Stock ownership guidelines expressed as multiples of base salary or cash retainer.
The businesses
How Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Ingalls Shipbuilding
11K employees
President, Ingalls Shipbuilding (Brian D. Blanchette)
Designs and builds non‑nuclear surface ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.
Newport News Shipbuilding
26K employees
President, Newport News Shipbuilding
Designs and constructs nuclear‑powered aircraft carriers and submarines.
Mission Technologies
7K employees
President, Mission Technologies (Edgar A. Green III)
Provides C6ISR, cyber, unmanned systems, and all‑domain mission solutions.
$3.0B rev +3.6% YoY FY2025
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Three operating-division presidents report directly to the CEO, an uncommon span for a defense prime of HII’s size.
The structure places Ingalls Shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding, and Mission Technologies on equal footing at the top table, rather than consolidating them under a COO or group president.
This enterprise structure reflects HII’s dual identity as both a capital‑intensive shipbuilder and a faster‑cycle mission‑technology contractor. Direct CEO oversight of each division tightens accountability for program execution and margin recovery, particularly in shipbuilding, but also increases CEO span relative to peers.
Corporate functions remain comparatively lean, with finance, legal, HR, and operations acting as enablers rather than profit centers, reinforcing the divisional P&L autonomy shown in the chart.
- Three P&L presidents report directly to CEO
- Relatively flat structure for a Fortune 500 defense prime
The comparison
How Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman, HII runs a flatter, more division‑centric structure. General Dynamics places its shipbuilding unit alongside multiple aerospace and IT segments under a broader corporate layer, while Northrop adds additional sector presidents. HII’s CEO has a wider direct …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
2 levels
4 levels
5 levels
5 levels
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
3 yr
5 yr
6 yr
6 yr
5 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant change was Brian Blanchette’s appointment as President of Ingalls Shipbuilding in January 2025 following Jennifer Boykin’s retirement.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-20
- CEO
- Christopher D. Kastner
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.3 yr
First full year with new Ingalls Shipbuilding president.
Named executive officers (5)
- Christopher D. Kastner - President and CEO since 2022
- Thomas E. Stiehle - EVP and CFO
- Chad N. Boudreaux - EVP and Chief Legal Officer
- Edgar A. Green III - EVP and President, Mission Technologies
- Brian D. Blanchette - EVP and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding since 2025
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-21
- CEO
- Christopher D. Kastner
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3 yr
Final year before Newport News Shipbuilding leadership transition.
Named executive officers (5)
- Christopher D. Kastner - President and CEO since 2022
- Thomas E. Stiehle - EVP and CFO
- Chad N. Boudreaux - EVP and Chief Legal Officer
- Jennifer R. Boykin - EVP and President, Newport News Shipbuilding
- Edgar A. Green III - EVP and President, Mission Technologies
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-22
- CEO
- Christopher D. Kastner
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 2.5 yr
Stable executive team following CEO transition in 2022.
Named executive officers (5)
- Christopher D. Kastner - President and CEO since 2022
- Thomas E. Stiehle - EVP and CFO
- Chad N. Boudreaux - EVP and Chief Legal Officer
- Jennifer R. Boykin - EVP and President, Newport News Shipbuilding
- Edgar A. Green III - EVP and President, Mission Technologies
Year-over-year changes
2025 featured a key shipbuilding leadership transition while overall structure remained stable.
- CEO span: 7 → 7
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 3 → 3.3 yr
- new Brian D. Blanchette - EVP and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding (DEF 14A, 2026-03-20)
- departed Jennifer R. Boykin - President, Newport News Shipbuilding (was EVP and President, Newport News Shipbuilding) (DEF 14A, 2025-03-21)
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 1 of 2 independent (50%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Kirkland H. Donald
Chair Independent
Chairman of the Board, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Christopher D. Kastner
Inside
President and CEO, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
The board, organized
Board committees
1 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries?
Christopher D. Kastner has served as President and CEO since 2022.
What type of organizational structure does Huntington Ingalls Industries use?
HII uses a hybrid enterprise structure with strong, autonomous operating divisions.
How many direct reports does Huntington Ingalls Industries's CEO have?
The CEO has seven direct reports, including three division presidents.
How has Huntington Ingalls Industries's leadership changed recently?
In January 2025, Brian Blanchette became President of Ingalls Shipbuilding following Jennifer Boykin’s retirement.
Who reports directly to Huntington Ingalls Industries's CEO?
Direct reports include the CFO, Chief Legal Officer, COO, CHRO, and the presidents of Ingalls Shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding, and Mission Technologies.
Sources
- DEF 14A Filing, Mar 2026
- DEF 14A Filing, Mar 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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