Former soldier tasked with getting Navy builder in shipshape
Making the switch from building corporate jets to building Navy warships has been reinvigorating for a soldier-turned-business executive who's leading Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works.
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Making the switch from building corporate jets to building Navy warships has been reinvigorating for a soldier-turned-business executive who's leading Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works.
Charles “Chuck” Krugh, 58, arrived in June after the abrupt departure of former Bath Iron Works President Dirk Lesko, who led the General Dynamics subsidiary through a difficult period that included a pandemic and a two-month strike, both of which lengthened construction delays.
The new leader of Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works said he's been rejuvenated by a shift from his former aerospace job to building ships
He wasted no time in getting his hands dirty.
Shipbuilders weren’t so sure at first whether it was just an act, but after six months they’re now accustomed to him regularly chatting with shipbuilders.