Form 8-K · Current report
General Dynamics 8-K, filed Oct 8, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000040533
- Accession no.
- 0001193125-26-417188
Summary
General Dynamics' board of directors has elected Danny Deep, currently the company's president, as chief executive officer effective January 1, 2027. Chairman and CEO Phebe N. Novakovic will transition to executive chairman at that time after serving as CEO since 2013.
Key points
- Deep has been with General Dynamics for 25 years and previously served as executive vice president of Global Operations, executive vice president of Combat Systems, and president of General Dynamics Land Systems.
- Novakovic has been CEO since 2013 and will remain with the company as executive chairman.
- General Dynamics is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, employs more than 120,000 people, and generated $52.6 billion in revenue in 2025.
- Laura J. Schumacher, independent lead director, said the board thanked Novakovic for her leadership and expressed confidence in Deep.
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Items reported
- 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On October 7, 2026, General Dynamics Corporation (the “Company”) announced that the board of directors has elected Danny Deep as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2027. At that time, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phebe N. Novakovic will transition to Executive Chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Deep, 56, has served as President of the Company since December 2025 and was elected as a member of the board of directors on August 5, 2026. …
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