Roger Kelly, an executive at HII NNS. Kelly has been at HII since 1999

HII Appoints Roger Kelly to Lead Contracts and Pricing as VP at Newport News Shipbuilding

Roger Kelly will succeed Matt Mulherin Jr. as vice president of contracts and pricing for HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division.

In his new role, Kelly will oversee contract negotiations, pricing strategy, and export and import compliance for the shipyard, the company said Thursday.

He will report directly to Don Godwin, vice president of business management and chief financial officer at NNS.

“I am confident Roger has the leadership, business and technical expertise required to lead impactful contract negotiations on behalf of our team,” Godwin stated. “I know he will continue to build upon Matt’s strong leadership of the contracts organization.”

Mulherin will move to the role of vice president of supply chain and strategic sourcing at NNS.

Who Is Roger Kelly?

Kelly began his career at HII in 1999 as a nuclear engineer who supported the Virginia-class submarine program. Throughout his time at the military shipbuilding company, he held positions of increasing responsibility, including, most recently, as director of contracts and pricing.

The executive holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in business administration, both from Old Dominion University.

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