Jason W. Aiken, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., will become senior vice president and chief financial officer of Gulfstream’s parent company, General Dynamics, effective Jan. 1.
The board of directors of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) elected Aiken to succeed L. Hugh Redd II, who will retire at the end of the year.
“Jason Aiken has played a pivotal role in directing the financial management of Gulfstream. He is attuned to the requirements of a fast-paced, global business operation, and we look forward to his continued contributions as part of the corporation’s senior management team,” Phebe N. Novakovic, General Dynamics chairman and CEO, said in announcing the board’s action.
Aiken, 41, has been senior vice president and CFO of Gulfstream since September 2011, responsible for providing financial services and support to all Gulfstream operations.
Previously, as vice president and controller of General Dynamics, he was responsible for the company’s accounting, financial reporting, government finance and corporate financial systems. He also had been staff vice president of accounting, responsible for financial accounting and reporting functions.
Aiken joined General Dynamics in June 2002 as director of consolidation accounting. He is a certified public accountant and has a master’s of business administration from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s of science in business administration and accounting from Washington and Lee University.