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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-309762"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GD"
cik: "0000040533"
company_name: "GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-12-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T14:23:57.493946+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# General Dynamics promotes Danny Deep to president effective Dec 3, 2025

## Summary
- Danny Deep, previously EVP Global Operations, becomes president of General Dynamics.
- Deep has over 20 years with the company; served as EVP Combat Systems and president of General Dynamics Land Systems.
- New compensation: base salary $1.3M, target annual incentive at 150% of base, equity LTI per proxy.
- No departure of prior president was disclosed; internal succession.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-309762
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GD
- cik: 0000040533
- company_name: GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000119312525309762/0001193125-25-309762-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000119312525309762/d930089d8k.htm

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