Former Northrop Exec David Roberts Named General Dynamics Electric Boat VP

David Roberts, former director of manufacturing at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been appointed vice president of real estate and facilities at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) electric boat business, according to a recently published LinkedIn post.

He joined the General Dynamics subsidiary that manufactures submarines for the U.S. military following a nearly two-year stint at Northrop.

Roberts has extensive submarine experience, having served as a nuclear submarine officer in the U.S. Navy for more than 17 years.

He was captain of the USS Dallas, a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine from March 2007 to August 2009, and deputy commander of the Navy Commander, Submarine Squadron Two, where he helped oversee and five nuclear-powered submarine crews.

Roberts also held leadership roles at the Undersea Warfighting Development Center, Submarine Learning Center and Naval Submarine School.

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