General Dynamics names Danny Deep chief executive effective January 1, 2027
General Dynamics said Phebe N. Novakovic, CEO since 2013, will become executive chairman on the same date.
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General Dynamics announced on October 7, 2026 that its board of directors has elected Danny Deep, the company's president, as chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2027.
General Dynamics said Phebe N. Novakovic, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, will transition to executive chairman of the board at that time. She has served as CEO since 2013.
Deep, 56, has served as president of the company since December 2025 and was elected to the board of directors on August 5, 2026. Before that, he was executive vice president of Global Operations from June 2025 to December 2025, executive vice president of Combat Systems from April 2024 to June 2025, and vice president of the company and president of General Dynamics Land Systems from April 2020 to April 2024.
General Dynamics said Deep has been with the company for 25 years.
Key facts
- Chief executive effective
- January 1, 2027
- Executive chairman
- Phebe N. Novakovic
- Elected to board
- August 5, 2026
- President since
- December 2025
- Years with company
- 25
Sources: Form 8-K filed October 8, 2026, and the company's release on PR Newswire, October 7, 2026.
Written by GetSignal with AI from the company's SEC filing.
Not investment advice.
