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Leadership Transition

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP · 2026-10-08 · Importance 25 · Surprise 42

General Dynamics’ board elected company president Danny Deep as CEO, effective January 1, 2027. Deep will succeed Phebe Novakovic, who will become executive chairman after serving as CEO since 2013. Deep has been with the company for 25 years and served as executive vice president of Global Operations and Combat Systems, and as president of Land Systems, before becoming company president in 2025.

Key facts

• General Dynamics' board elected current president Danny Deep to be CEO, effective January 1, 2027. source
• Danny Deep will succeed Phebe Novakovic, who will transition to executive chairman after serving as CEO since 2013. source
• Danny Deep has been with General Dynamics for 25 years and has served in positions of increasing responsibility. source
• Before becoming General Dynamics' president in 2025, Danny Deep served as executive vice president of Global Operations, executive vice president of Combat Systems, and president of Land Systems. source