GULFSTREAM APPOINTS WILLIAM GAY DIRECTOR OF COMPLETION SALES

SAVANNAH, Ga., June 10, 2010 - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has named industry veteran William Gay director, Completion Sales. He reports to Larry Flynn, senior vice president, Marketing and Sales.

In his new position, Gay supervises and coordinates the Completion Sales activities for the company’s completion centers in Savannah and Brunswick, Ga.; Long Beach, Calif.; Appleton, Wis.; and Dallas.

Most recently, Gay had been a Gulfstream Completion Sales executive for more than 10 years, serving as that department’s process team leader. In that capacity, he worked directly with customers to define their aircraft completion requirements. Gay’s responsibilities included assisting with the preparation of aircraft completion proposals, providing contract negotiation support, monitoring technical specifications for the design and construction of aircraft interiors, and assisting with product pricing and product development.

Prior to rejoining Gulfstream in 2000, Gay was a sales manager for nearly five years at Goodrich Avionics Systems (now L-3 Communications) in Grand Rapids, Mich. From 1992 to 1996, Gay began his career at Gulfstream as a buyer in the Repair and Overhaul Services department. He later became a senior buyer, a subcontract administrator and a sales engineer.

Gay holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in business management from Georgia Southwestern College (now Georgia Southwestern State University) in Americus. A certified flight instructor for single-engine airplanes, he has single and multi-engine commercial licenses.

 

NOTE TO EDITORS

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 1,800 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200®; the new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350®; the large-cabin, long-range G450®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550® and the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®. The company employs more than 9,000 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.

General Dynamics headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,200 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.