VT Halter names chief

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - VT Halter Marine has appointed William E. "Bill" Skinner as chief executive officer and Paul J. Albert as chief operating officer. Former CEO Boyd E. "Butch" King, who was recruited to lead the shipbuilder out of bankruptcy in 2002, died April 20 of a heart attack. Halter is a subsidiary of Alexandria, Va.-based VT Systems, which is owned by Singapore Technologies Engineering. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 05/19/09)