Roger Kelly has been promoted to vice president of contracts and pricing at the Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), the company announced announced on 2 October 2025.
Kelly succeeds Matt Mulherin Jr, who has been appointed vice president of supply chain and strategic sourcing at NNS.
Kelly will have overall responsibility for contracts, pricing and export/import licensing and compliance for NNS. He will report to Don Godwin, NNS vice president of business management and chief financial officer.
“I am confident Roger has the leadership, business and technical expertise required to lead impactful contract negotiations on behalf of our team,” Godwin was quoted as saying in a company press release. “I know he will continue to build upon Matt’s strong leadership of the contracts organisation.”
Starting his career with the company in 1999 as a nuclear engineer, Kelly supported the US Navy’s Virginia-class submarine programme. Since then he has held positions of increasing responsibility across business management, most recently serving as director of contracts and pricing, overseeing all new construction contracts at the shipyard.
Kelly holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and an MBA, both from Old Dominion University.
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