RESTON, Va., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The board
of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has elected
Robert K. Steel to be a director of
the corporation, effective February
3. He has been appointed to serve on the Finance and Benefit
Plans Committee.
Steel, 69, is a partner at Perella Weinberg Partners, a global
financial services firm. His previous positions include
New York City's deputy mayor for
Economic Development, CEO and president of Wachovia Corporation and
undersecretary of the U.S. Treasury for Domestic Finance. Steel
spent nearly 30 years at Goldman Sachs, rising to head of its
Global Equities division and vice chairman of the firm.
"Bob has a deep background in both finance and government
service that will be an asset to our board," said Phebe N. Novakovic, chairman and chief executive
officer of General Dynamics. "Bob's demonstrated commitment to
sustainability will also enrich our sustainability
initiatives."
Steel is a graduate of Duke
University and the University of
Chicago's Booth School of Business. He serves on several
non-profit boards including as chair of the Sustainable Accounting
Standards Board Foundation and as a trustee of the Economic Club of
New York and the Aspen
Institute.
Headquartered in Reston,
Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense
company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in
business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat
vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products
and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people
worldwide and generated $37.9 billion in revenue in 2020. More
information is available at www.gd.com.
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