October 11, 2018
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES NAMES GARRY SCHWARTZ PRESIDENT OF ITS MISSION DRIVEN INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS GROUP
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has announced the promotion of Garry Schwartz to president of the Mission Driven Innovative Solutions (HII-MDIS) group, part of its Technical Solutions division.
“I am pleased to promote such a strong, proven and experienced leader into this important position,” said Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of Technical Solutions. “Garry’s military background and extensive experience managing substantial portfolios in the government services market make him a great choice to lead this growth business.”
Schwartz most recently served as the vice president and general manager of the training, cyber and engineering business unit within HII-MDIS. He will be based in the Fairfax office and will be responsible for the overall leadership, performance, culture and growth of the HII-MDIS business.
Prior to joining HII-MDIS, Schwartz was a vice president and operations manager with Alion Science and Technology. He was also a vice president and division manager with SAIC, where he led a portfolio of domestic and international programs supporting a broad array of customers.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired in 2004 as a lieutenant colonel.
Schwartz earned a Master of Science degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Illinois Institute of Technology.
About HII
HII is America’s largest shipbuilder, delivering the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain mission technologies, including unmanned systems, to U.S. and allied defense customers. HII is the largest producer of unmanned underwater vehicles for the U.S. Navy and the world.
With a more than 140-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII builds and integrates defense capabilities extending from the core fleet to C6ISR, AI/ML, EW and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong.
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