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GD Appoints New Chief Of IS&T Group

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014

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GD Appoints New Chief Of IS&T Group

Incoming GD IS&T Chief Dan Johnson. Photo: GD

General Dynamics [GD] on Wednesday said that S. Daniel Johnson, president of the company’s Information Technology business unit, has been appointed to become the new head of the company’s $10 billion Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) segment effective Jan. 1, 2015. Johnson, 67, will succeed David Heebner, 69, who is retiring at the end of December. Heebner became group executive for IS&T in March 2013. Johnson will continue as president of the IT unit, which is part of IS&T. “Dan…

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