---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-023552"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HII"
cik: "0001501585"
company_name: "HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC."
filed_at: "2022-02-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T12:56:14.891463+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HII names Chris Kastner President & CEO effective March 1; Mike Petters becomes Executive Vice Chairman

## Summary
- Christopher D. Kastner, currently COO, elected President and CEO and to the Board, effective March 1, 2022.
- Outgoing CEO Mike Petters will serve as Executive Vice Chairman of the Board during a transition period through 2022.
- Kastner previously served as EVP and CFO (2016-2021) and COO since February 2021.
- The succession is part of HII's multi-year planning; company backlog stands at $48 billion.
- Petters continues as an HII employee through 2022 and will remain chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-023552
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HII
- cik: 0001501585
- company_name: HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000119312522023552/0001193125-22-023552-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000119312522023552/d292072d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-023552.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher D. Kastner was elected as Member of the Board at HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Member of the Board
  source text: Christopher D. Kastner, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, has been elected by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) to become (i) President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and (ii) a member of the Board, both effective as of March 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000119312522023552/0001193125-22-023552-index.htm
- Executive change
  Christopher D. Kastner was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer at HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Christopher D. Kastner, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, has been elected by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) to become (i) President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and (ii) a member of the Board, both effective as of March 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000119312522023552/0001193125-22-023552-index.htm
- Executive change
  C. Michael Petters was elected as Executive Vice Chairman of the Board at HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Executive Vice Chairman of the Board
  source text: Mr. Petters has been elected by the Board to become Executive Vice Chairman of the Board, effective as of March 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000119312522023552/0001193125-22-023552-index.htm
- Executive change
  C. Michael Petters departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: C. Michael Petters, who will retire from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) effective as of March 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1501585/000119312522023552/0001193125-22-023552-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.