
Shipbuilder Austal USA on Wednesday announced the company’s president of over two years resigned. Rusty Murdaugh first served as Austal USA acting president starting in February 2021 before being made permanent president in September 2021. He was put in the position following the resignation of his predecessor, Craig Perciavalle, due to an investigation into fraud. In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Perciavalle and two other Austal USA executives with orchestrating an accounting fraud scheme misleading shareholders related to…