News Release
GULFSTREAM APPOINTS GREG COLLETT
DIRECTOR OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
AND MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
SAVANNAH, Ga., August 27, 2007 – Greg Collett has been appointed director of new product development and manufacturing operations, Gulfstream Aerospace. In this new position, he will direct all activities for the company’s new manufacturing facility currently under construction in Savannah . After the facility opens, he will continue to oversee its activities.
Most recently, Collett served as the director of final phase manufacturing in Savannah , overseeing the completion of the G550, G500, G450 and G350 business-jet aircraft. Prior to this, he served as Gulfstream’s director of initial phase manufacturing.
Collett rejoined Gulfstream from Aerostructures Corp. in Nashville , Tenn. , where he was vice president of operations. Prior to that, he had spent two years with Gulfstream as the director of initial phase manufacturing and before then, he served with several other aerospace companies.
Collett earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Youngstown State University.
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 some 1,600 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 large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350 ®; the large-cabin, long-range G450 ®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500 ® and the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 ®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales ®. The company employs more than 9,100 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our Web site for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 82,900 people worldwide and anticipates 2007 revenues of more than $27 billion. 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 the company is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
