HII Names Peter Courtney as Corporate Vice President of Legislative Affairs
10 Janeiro 2024 - 5:30PM
Global all-domain defense provider HII (NYSE: HII) announced today
that Peter Courtney has been promoted to corporate vice president
of legislative affairs and Betsy Bina Benedict will join HII to
serve as the director of legislative affairs. Courtney succeeds
Carolyn Apostolou who retired in December after 10 years with the
company.
Courtney will be located in HII’s Arlington office and report
directly to Stewart Holmes, HII’s executive vice president of
government and customer relations (GCR). Benedict will report to
Courtney.
In Courtney’s new role, he will be responsible for the
development of lobbying strategy and implementation of lobbying
activity, with a general focus on U.S. Senate members, staff and
committees of jurisdiction. He also will be responsible for
ensuring compliance with all Federal Election Commission and all
other legal and regulatory disclosure requirements regarding
lobbying activity. Other duties include the shaping of legislative
proposals and special authorities.
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
https://hii.com/news/hii-names-peter-courtney-as-corporate-vice-president-of-legislative-affairs/.
“We are pleased to have Peter and his extensive congressional
and federal budget experience continue to play a critical role in
building and maintaining positive relationships with the
legislative branch,” Holmes said. “We are equally pleased to have
Betsy join the team who has nearly 25 years serving as a
professional staff member for the U.S. Congress. I look forward to
Peter and Betsy leading our legislative relationships that will
enable HII to provide long-term stability to the divisions and the
communities they serve.”
Prior to joining HII, Courtney served 24 years in the U.S. Navy,
and his last position in uniform was the deputy director of the
Appropriations Matters Office (FMBE) in the office of the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management & Comptroller). He
was responsible for developing and executing the Navy’s legislative
strategy in support of the department’s annual budget submission
and acting as a liaison between Congress and the department of the
Navy. In addition to numerous tours in the Pentagon in requirements
and financial management, he also completed multiple overseas
deployments as an F-14 radar intercept officer and served as an
instructor at the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN).
Courtney is a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds
a bachelor’s degree in political science. He also holds master’s
degrees in national security affairs from the Naval War College and
in business administration from the Darden School of Business at
the University of Virginia.
Benedict has served in a variety of policy and legislative
positions within the U.S. Congress, including 13 years with the
House Appropriations Committee. Her last position was as clerk for
the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and
Veterans Affairs. Benedict is a graduate of the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln and holds master’s degrees in national security
studies from the Army War College and in government from the Johns
Hopkins University.
About HII
HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII’s mission is
to deliver the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions
in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers
to protect peace and freedom around the world.
As the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more
than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII
delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned
systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in
Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information,
visit:
- HII on the web: https://www.HII.com/
- HII on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamHII
- HII on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WeAreHII
- HII on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WeAreHII
Contact:
Danny HernandezDanny.J.Hernandez@hii-co.com(202) 264-7143
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d6f48900-20a4-4423-87ed-d977fc84d185
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