THOMASINA WRIGHT APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF SUBCONTRACT MANAGEMENT AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING

June 4, 1997, NEWPORT NEWS, VA. -- Thomasina Wright has been appointed director of Subcontract Management at Newport News Shipbuilding. In this position, she is responsible for coordinating and monitoring the performance of all subcontractors who are responsible for off-site work, on-site production, design and engineering services, and transitional work from company facilities.

Wright began her career at the company in 1983, and has held positions in trades management, quality engineering and governmental relations. She is a Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School graduate and has a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology from Old Dominion University and a Master's of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary, both located in Virginia.

Wright serves on the Board of Directors for the Newport News Shipbuilding Employees Credit Union, and is an active member of several community organizations.

Newport News Shipbuilding is America's largest ship design and construction company. It has produced approximately 800 ships during its 111 years of operations - including Navy aircraft carriers, submarines, and cruisers. The company is currently building the nuclear-powered aircraft carriers Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and has begun work in preparation for construction of the Navy's New Attack Submarine. It is also building nine Double Eagle product tankers. Its 1996 revenues totaled $1.87 billion, with earnings before interest and taxes of $140 million. The current backlog is approximately $3.3 billion. The workforce numbers 18,000, making it Virginia's largest private employer.