- HII named Christie Miller vice president of communications at its Newport News Shipbuilding division, effective April 1.
- Miller most recently served as director of communications at Newport News Shipbuilding and previously held roles including corporate manager of media relations and executive communications manager.
- Christian Ortego will join Newport News Shipbuilding as vice president and chief counsel on April 1.
- Ortego comes from HII’s Mission Technologies unit, where he was senior vice president and general counsel, and he previously worked in private practice and at the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Miller succeeds Jennifer Dunn following her retirement at month-end, and Ortego succeeds Jon Arena, who is leaving at month-end for another role.
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