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HII Hires Former DoD Chief Of Staff Chewning For New Strategy Position

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, January 30th, 2023

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HII Hires Former DoD Chief Of Staff Chewning For New Strategy Position

Eric Chewning, HII's executive vice president, Strategy & Development. Photo: HII

HII [HII] on Monday said it has hired Eric Chewning to fill a new strategy position within the corporate leadership designed to help the company navigate its way forward as a shipbuilder and broader technologies solutions provider as the Defense Department continues to move toward a more fully integrated and networked battlespace. Chewning joined HII on Jan. 30 from McKinsey & Company where he was co-lead of the management consulting firm’s aerospace and defense practice. Before joining McKinsey & Co.,…

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