GULFSTREAM NAMES JACE STONE DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT SUPPORT SALES FOR WESTERN U.S. AND WESTERN CANADA

SAVANNAH, Ga., October 3, 2011 - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently named Jace Stone as director, Product Support Sales, for the western U.S. and western Canada.  He reports to Greg Byrnes, vice president, Product Support Sales and New Business Development.

Stone is responsible for product support sales to Gulfstream and non-Gulfstream operators in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming; and Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan in Canada.

Prior to his promotion, Stone was a national sales manager for Gulfstream Product Support Sales in south Texas.  A 27-year veteran of corporate aviation, including eight years with Gulfstream, Stone began his career at Garrett Aviation in Los Angeles.  He served in various sales, management and executive positions at Garrett; BizJet International in Tulsa, Okla.; Elliott Aviation in Moline, Ill.; and Woodland Aviation in Sacramento, Calif.

Stone is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla.  Along with being a private pilot, he is a licensed airframe and power plant mechanic.

 

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 2,000 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 new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G280®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350®; the large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream 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 Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®. The company employs more than 11,500 people at 10 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, Virginia, employs approximately 88,000 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 the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.