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HII Names New Head Of Australia Business With AUKUS Focus

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 17th, 2024

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HII Names New Head Of Australia Business With AUKUS Focus

Michael Lempke, head of HII's business in Australia. Photo: HII

HII [HII] on Wednesday said that Michael Lempke has been put in charge of the company’s business in Australia, including supporting the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral partnership. Lempke, who is also president of the Nuclear and Environmental Services group within HII’s Mission Technologies operating segment, succeeds Jeff McCray, who retired at the end of December. Lempke will oversee the company’s work related to AUKUS, which includes a pillar focused on helping Australia gain a nuclear-powered attack submarine capability and…

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