Renee Swan

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Renee Swan serves as executive vice president and chief human resources officer of HII, America’s largest military shipbuilder and a global all-domain defense technologies provider.

In this role, Renee leads HII’s people strategy, aligning talent and culture with the company’s business priorities and values. As a member of the senior leadership team, she is responsible for employee experience, talent acquisition, talent management, compensation, benefits, employee and labor relations, organizational effectiveness, and HR technology.

Renee brings 25 years of human resources experience across the defense and industrial sectors. Most recently, she served as senior vice president and chief people officer at Atmus Filtration Technologies. There, she led the company’s people and culture strategy, including the HR transformation that supported its IPO and separation from Cummins.

Previously, Renee served as vice president of human resources for L3Harris Technologies’ Communication Systems segment. She also held roles of increasing responsibility at Kennametal, Honeywell International, and Eaton Corporation. Throughout her career, she has built high-performing teams and inclusive cultures, with a focus on developing talent and helping people and organizations succeed.

Renee holds a Master of Professional Studies in human resource management from Cornell University, a MBA from Point Park University, and a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Pittsburgh.