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Fincantieri Marinette Adds Former Navy Leaders

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019

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Fincantieri Marinette Adds Former Navy Leaders

Former Chief of Naval Operations Gary Roughead was elected chairman of the board of directors of Fincantieri Marinette Marine in July. (Photo: Fincantieri)

Fincantieri Marinette Marine announced it added several former Navy leaders this month, most recently former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Gary Roughead was elected chairman of the board of directors on July 10, the company said last week. Roughead served as the 29th CNO from 2007 to 2011. “I am pleased to join the Fincantieri Marinette Marine team. We have one of the most modern U.S. shipyards, the commitment and drive to innovate in building ships to meet tomorrow's defense…

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