Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Directors

Information regarding our directors will be incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the Company's fiscal year.

Information about our Executive Officers

Our executive officers as of February 6, 2025 are listed below, along with their ages, position currently held, and business experience during at least the last five years.

Christopher D. Kastner, President and Chief Executive Officer – Mr. Kastner has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2022. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from February 2021 to February 2022, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from March 2016 to February 2021. Mr. Kastner served as Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Development from August 2012 to March 2016, and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ingalls Shipbuilding, from March 2011 to August 2012. Prior to the spin-off, Mr. Kastner held various positions, including as Vice President, Business Management and Chief Financial Officer, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Gulf Coast, and as Vice President, Contracts and Risk Management, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems.

Brian D. Blanchette, Executive Vice President and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding – Mr. Blanchette has served as Executive Vice President and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding since January 2025. He previously served as Vice President, Quality and Engineering for Ingalls Shipbuilding from July 2021 to December 2024. From February 2015 to July 2021, he served as Director of Technical and Design Engineering at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Mr. Blanchette began his career at Ingalls Shipbuilding in 1996 and has held various positions of increasing responsibility during his tenure in Engineering, Program Management and Business Development.

Todd A. Borkey, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer – Mr. Borkey has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since September 2022. Prior to that, he served as he served as Chief Technology Officer at Alion Science and Technology from October 2017 and continued in that role following the Company's acquisition of Alion until September 2022. Before joining Alion, Mr. Borkey served as CTO for Thales Defense and Security and DRS Defense Solutions.

Chad N. Boudreaux, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer – Mr. Boudreaux has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer since April 2020. He joined the Company in 2011 as Corporate Vice President for Litigation, Investigations and Compliance and was named Chief Compliance Officer in 2013, serving in these roles until being named to his current position. Before joining the Company, Mr. Boudreaux practiced law at Baker Botts LLP, where he established the law firm’s Global Security and Corporate Risk Counseling practice group. Prior to that, he held various high-ranking positions in the U.S. government, including deputy chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Jennifer R. Boykin, Executive Vice President, Special Projects – Ms. Boykin has served as Executive Vice President, Special Projects since January 2025. She began her career in the Newport News Shipbuilding nuclear engineering division in 1987 and held positions of increasing responsibility at Newport News Shipbuilding, including as Vice President of Engineering and Design and Vice President of Quality and Process Excellence, until serving as Executive Vice President and President, Newport News Shipbuilding from July 2017 to December 2024.

Eric D. Chewning, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development – Mr. Chewning has served as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development since January 2023. Before joining HII, Mr. Chewning co-led McKinsey & Company's Aerospace & Defense practice in the Americas from April 2020 to January 2023. From January 2019 to January 2020, Mr. Chewning served as the Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Mr. Chewning is a former U.S. Army military intelligence officer and previously worked as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co.

Edgar A. Green III, Executive Vice President and President, Mission Technologies – Mr. Green has served as Executive Vice President and President, Mission Technologies since December 2016. Prior to that, from January 2015 to December 2016, he served as Corporate Vice President, Corporate Development. From January 2013 to January 2015, Mr. Green served as Vice President, Component Manufacturing, for Newport News Shipbuilding, and, from March 2011 to January 2013, as Corporate Vice President, Investor Relations. Mr. Green served as a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer on board USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628).

Paul C. Harris, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability and Compliance Officer – Mr. Harris has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability and Compliance Officer since March 2022, and from September 2020 to March 2022, he served as Corporate Vice President, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer. Before joining HII, Mr. Harris served as Senior Vice President at Hampton University from September 2016 to September 2020. Mr. Harris was a Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1998 to 2001.

Brooke A. Hart, Executive Vice President, Communications – Ms. Hart has served as Executive Vice President, Communications since September 2021. Prior to joining HII, she served as Vice President of Communications and Brand at Sierra Nevada Corporation, a defense contractor, from August 2015 until September 2021. In prior roles, Ms. Hart served as Vice President at Disruption Corporation and Crystal Tech Fund and as Senior Communications Officer at The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Stewart H. Holmes, Executive Vice President, Government and Customer Relations – Mr. Holmes has served as Executive Vice President, Government and Customer Relations since September 2021. From April 2017 until September 2021, he served as Senior Vice President of Washington Operations for Textron Inc.. In prior roles, Mr. Holmes served as the staff director/minority clerk for the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, a staff member for the Senate Appropriations Committee and as an aide to Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi. Mr. Holmes served in the U.S. Marine Corps for more than two decades.

Edmond E. Hughes, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer – Mr. Hughes has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since April 2022. From March 2006 until March 2022, he served as the Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for Ingalls Shipbuilding. Before joining Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mr. Hughes served in human resources roles of increasing responsibilities at General Motors and TRW Automotive.

Stephen R. Powell, Corporate Vice President and Treasurer – Mr. Powell has served as Corporate Vice President and Treasurer since January 2025. He previously served as Corporate Director and Assistant Treasurer from March 2011 to December 2024. From 2001 to 2011, Mr. Powell was responsible for treasury, overhead and capital planning for Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.

Nicolas G. Schuck, Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer – Mr. Schuck has served as Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since August 2015. Prior to that, he served as the Assistant Controller at our Newport News Shipbuilding division and as Corporate Assistant Controller.

Christopher W. Soong, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer – Mr. Soong has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer since April 2023. Prior to that, he served as Chief Information Officer for Mission Technologies from August 2021 to April 2023. From October 2018 to August 2021, Mr. Soong served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Alion Science and Technology.

Thomas E. Stiehle, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer – Mr. Stiehle has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2021. Mr. Stiehle is responsible for the Company’s business management functions, including investor relations, treasury, internal audit, contracts, accounting, financial reporting, planning and analysis, rates and budgets and mergers and acquisitions. From October 2012 until he assumed his current role, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ingalls Shipbuilding and, prior to that, served as Vice President, Contracts and Pricing at Ingalls.

Kara R. Wilkinson, Executive Vice President and President, Newport News Shipbuilding – Ms. Wilkinson has served as Executive Vice President and President, Newport News Shipbuilding since January 2025. Prior to that, she served as Executive Vice President and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding, from April 2021 to December 2024. From May 2016 until April 2021, she served as Vice President of Program Management at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Prior to that, Ms. Wilkinson held various positions in Business Development and Engineering at Ingalls Shipbuilding after beginning her career at Ingalls Shipbuilding in 1996 as a naval architect.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

Information as to the Audit Committee and the Audit Committee Financial Expert will be incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct for all of our employees, including the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer. The Code of Ethics and Business Conduct can be found on our internet website at HII.com under "Investors—Company—Corporate Governance." A copy of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is available to any stockholder who requests it by writing to: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., c/o Office of the Secretary, 4101 Washington Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607. If we make any substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct or grant any waivers to the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, including any implicit waiver, to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, we will disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver on our website.

References to our websites in this report are provided as a matter of convenience and do not constitute, and should not be viewed as, incorporation by reference of the information contained on, or available through, the website. Accordingly, such information should not be considered part of this report..

Insider Trading Policy

Information concerning our Insider Trading Policy, will be incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Other Disclosures

Other disclosures required by this Item will be incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.