# HP, Commercial Metals and Huntington Ingalls Industries Name New Executives

By Sonny Jang

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Published: 2026-11-13T18:23:54.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-13T18:23:54.000Z
Section: People

> Emma Walmsley will become HP CEO Jan. 4. Commercial Metals expects Kenji Hashimoto to become CFO Jan. 15, while Renee Swan will take Huntington Ingalls Industries' top human resources role Dec. 7.

Three Fortune 500 companies have set executive changes through January, including HP's CEO succession and new finance and human resources leaders at Commercial Metals and Huntington Ingalls Industries.

HP named Emma Walmsley CEO, effective Jan. 4. She previously served as CEO of GSK and will succeed interim CEO Bruce Broussard, who will become board chair that day.

Commercial Metals appointed Kenji Hashimoto senior vice president and deputy CFO, effective Monday, Nov. 16. The company expects him to become CFO Jan. 15, succeeding Paul Lawrence, who will remain a special adviser to the CEO until his retirement June 30. At Global Infrastructure Partners, Hashimoto was a managing director and the business improvement sector leader. He previously held senior roles at Amazon and American Airlines Group.

Huntington Ingalls Industries appointed Renee Swan executive vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Dec. 7. She most recently served as senior vice president and chief people officer at Atmus Filtration Technologies and previously held human resources roles at L3Harris Technologies and Honeywell Technologies. Hughes plans to retire in April after 21 years at Huntington Ingalls and will help Swan during the handover.