Austal Hires Miller As President

Austal USA of Mobile has announced Gene Miller as its president. Miller has served as interim president since February 16 following the planned retirement of former president Michelle Kruger. His selection follows a comprehensive three-month search conducted by the Austal Board of Managers. Miller’s career spans more than three decades in naval architecture and shipbuilding. Prior to joining Austal USA as chief operating officer in 2024, he held senior leadership roles across the industry. At Ingalls Shipbuilding, he served as director for amphibious ship programs. Before that, Miller spent more than 20 years at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, serving in a variety of engineering, operational and program management leadership roles before rising to vice president of programs and planning. Miller will lead a team of more than 3,500 shipbuilding professionals across Austal USA’s operations in Mobile, Washington D.C., San Diego and various Virginia locations. He will oversee all aspects of the company’s ship and submarine module manufacturing and development of autonomous sea-ready technologies.