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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · General Dynamics (GD)

General Dynamics names Danny Deep CEO, effective January 1, 2027

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

General Dynamics' board elected Danny Deep, the company's current president, as chief executive effective January 1, 2027. Chairman and CEO Phebe N. Novakovic, who has been CEO since 2013, will become executive chairman at that time, so shareholders face a planned leadership transition rather than an immediate change at the top.

Key points

  • Danny Deep, 56, has served as President since December 2025 and joined the board on August 5, 2026
  • Deep succeeds Phebe N. Novakovic, who has been CEO since 2013 and will become executive chairman
  • The CEO change takes effect January 1, 2027; the announcement was made October 7, 2026
  • Deep has been with the company for 25 years; the company reported $52.6 billion in revenue for 2025

The filing

CompanyGeneral Dynamics (GD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 7, 2026, 8:00 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-417188

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 07, 2026.

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