Shipbuilding

Austal USA Grows Leadership Team

Austal USA appointed three senior leaders: Michael Pruitt as Vice President of Surface Ship Programs with over 25 years of shipbuilding experience at Huntington Ingalls Industries and Northrop Grumman; Michael Oberdorf, retired Navy Captain and nuclear engineer, as Vice President of Submarine Programs from Bath Iron Works; and Andrew Hinkebein, former director of government affairs at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding, as Director of State and Local Government Relations. Austal USA President Gene Miller stated the executives will contribute unique defense perspectives to drive company growth.