Huntington Ingalls Industries has named Paul Harris executive vice president and chief sustainability and compliance officer, reporting directly to President and CEO Chris Kastner.
Harris has served as HII’s chief compliance officer since 2020. In his new role, he will oversee compliance and ongoing efforts to formalize and mature the company’s environmental, social and governance program.
“Paul has demonstrated true leadership in enhancing our culture of ethics and compliance at HII,” Kastner said. “We see sustainability as important to long-term growth, built around our values and commitments to our employees, customers and shareholders. I am confident Paul’s leadership will ensure we are making meaningful, measurable progress on environmental, social and governance initiatives and communicating clearly about them going forward.”
Harris is also responsible for working with leaders in the law department and throughout the enterprise to advance HII’s compliance strategy and execution objectives. In his role, he manages a team of compliance and privacy counsel, which provide legal advice and guidance to senior management.
Harris will also report to HII’s general counsel on matters of compliance.
Prior to HII, Harris served as senior vice president of his alma mater Hampton University. He also served in the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division, was elected to Virginia’s House of Delegates, and later worked for the Justice Department. In the private sector, he held compliance-related positions at global companies including Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and Sodexo.