GlobeNewswire Inc | Dec 3, 2021 01:00PM EST

December 03, 2021

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today that Christie Thomas has been appointed corporate vice president, investor relations.

Thomas, formerly the vice president of contracts and pricing at HIIs Newport News Shipbuilding division since 2018, will replace Dwayne Blake upon his retirement on Jan. 1. In her new role, Thomas responsibilities will include acting as the primary interface between the investment community and the company with a focus on helping to educate institutional investors and research analysts on the company's business strategy, operations and financial results.

Thomas will also work closely with the finance, communications and legal teams to analyze financial results, develop earnings announcements, perform competitor and stock trading analysis and ensure compliance with all Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. She will report directly to Tom Stiehle, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Prior to serving as the vice president at Newport News Shipbuilding, Thomas joined HIIs Ingalls Shipbuilding division in 2006 and has held director-level positions in supply chain management, business management, business development, and contracts and pricing. In 2017, she was promoted to corporate director of investor relations at HIIs corporate office. Prior to HII, Thomas spent 12 years with Lockheed Martin. A native of Pennsylvania, Thomas earned a bachelors degree in economics from Bucknell University and an MBA in finance from State University of New York at Binghamton.

Christies 15 years of experience with HII and the two shipbuilding divisions, plus 12 years of experience with anotherfirm in the defense industry positions her well for success in this new role, Stiehle said. Her financial management, contract and pricing knowledge, along with her leadership skills, will bring great value to the team as we continue the transformation and growth of Technical Solutions and maintain our core business of shipbuilding.

A photo accompanying this release is available at: https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/christie-thomas.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is Americas largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HIIs Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HIIs Technical Solutions division provides mission-critical national security solutions to government and commercial customers worldwide. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs over 44,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit:

-- HII on the web: www.HII.com -- HII on Facebook:www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries -- HII on Twitter:www.twitter.com/hiindustries -- HII on YouTube: www.youtube.com/huntingtoningalls -- HII on Instagram: www.instagram.com/huntingtoningalls

Contact:

Danny HernandezDirector of Public Affairs(202)580-9086Danny.J.Hernandez@hii-co.com