General Dynamics (GD) on Wednesday announced Danny Deep will be the company’s next CEO effective Jan. 1, 2027, succeeding Phebe Novakovic, who has been the company’s top executive and chairman since January 2013.
Deep has been president of GD since December 2025 and was elected to the company’s board in August. Novakovic will become executive chairman.
“Danny is a highly skilled executive with rich operating experience,” Novakovic said in a statement. “It has been a pleasure working closely with him and I am certain he will be an outstanding CEO.”
Deep is a 25-year veteran of GD. Before his current role as president, he was executive vice president for Global Operations. He has also led the company’s Combat Systems segment and its Land Systems business.
“Phebe has been an extraordinary leader for General Dynamics, and I am grateful for the close partnership we’ve shared and the opportunity to continue working together in the future,” Deep said in a statement.
Exchange Monitor affiliate Defense Daily first published a version of this story.
