ATK Hires Fortunato

Alliant Techsystems has named Ed Fortunato senior vice president for government relations, the company said today.

Fortunato, an Army veteran, joins ATK from Honeywell.

ATK has proposed combining its aerospace and defense groups with Orbital to create a company called Orbital ATK. ATK spokeswoman Amanda Covington said Fortunato "will also lead government relations for the proposed merger, Orbital ATK."