Newport News Shipbuilding President to Tour Ward Leonard CT LLC

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Newport News Shipbuilding President to Tour Ward Leonard CT LLC

ADVISORY, May 27, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: Newport News Shipbuilding President Matt Mulherin will tour Ward Leonard   and discuss the importance of the company's products to the shipbuilding industry.     When: Friday, May 30   Media are asked to arrive at 2:15 p.m. for a 2:30 tour of the facility. At the   conclusion of the tour, Mulherin will address Ward Leonard employees.   A media availability will be held with Mulherin and Ward Leonard CEO Jon Carter   at the conclusion of the visit.     Where: 401 Watertown Road   Thomaston, CT 06787     RSVP: All attendees are required to wear safety glasses. Closed shoes are required in the   production area. No sling backs or open toes will be allowed. Media are   asked to RSVP no later than noon on Thursday.       Fiona McAllister   (860) 283-5801 ext.127   fmcallister@wardleonard.com       Christie Miller   (757) 380-3581   Christine.miller@hii-co.com Huntington Ingalls Industries designs, builds and maintains nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and provides after-market services for military ships around the globe. For more than a century, HII has built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder at its Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding divisions. Employing more than 38,000 in Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana and California, HII also provides a wide variety of products and services to the commercial energy industry and other government customers, including the Department of Energy. For more information about HII, visit: HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com HII on Facebook: www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries Ward Leonard CT LLC provides highly engineered motors, controls and integrated solutions customized to solve difficult challenges for military, energy and heavy industry customers worldwide. For more than 120 years, the company's products have harnessed power for complex, technical and mission-critical infrastructure applications in harsh environments. To learn more about Ward Leonard, visit http://www.wardleonard.com