ALEXANDRIA, Va. – ST Engineering North America Inc. announced that Robert “Bob” L. Merchent has been named President/CEO of VT Halter Marine of Pascagoula, Miss. Merchent joins VTHM with extensive shipbuilding and major program management experience. Much of his career was spent at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, where he advanced through multiple positions of ever-increasing responsibility, leading programs critical to both the business and Navy, culminating his career there as the VP of Surface Combatants, Fleet Services and U.S. Coast Guard programs. Merchent has a Bachelor’s of Science in business management from the University of Southern Mississippi, as well as certificates on executive leadership from the Harvard Business School; executive finance from the Wharton School of Business; executive marketing from the University of Maryland. VT Halter Marine, the marine operations of ST Engineering North America, is based in Pascagoula. (Source: VT Halter Marine 06/19/20)
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