The board of directors of General Dynamics has elected Jason W Aiken to be senior vice- president and chief financial officer of the corporation, effective 1 January 2014. Aiken will succeed L Hugh Redd II, who is retiring.<br /><br />Aiken currently serves as senior vice-president and CFO of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GD. He has been at the post since September 2011. Previously, as vice-president and controller of GD, he was responsible for the company's accounting, financial reporting, government finance, and corporate financial systems.