Mrs. Linda P. Hudson

Linda P. Hudon was elected as an officer and Vice President of General Dynamics in May 1999. Ms. Hudson was concurrently appointed President of General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products in Burlington, Vermont before the company was relocated to Charlotte, NC in September 2003. Prior to being appointed President of General Dynamics, Ms. Hudson held an array of prestigious positions, beginning her career as a Research and Development Engineer in 1976.

A graduate of the University of Florida, Ms. Hudson received her bachelor's degree, with honors, in Systems Engineering. Remaining active in her community, Ms. Hudson has served on an advisory board for the College of Engineering. Selected by the National Defense Industrial Committee for Ammunition Producers and she has been retained by the U.S. Government as an expert on industrial base issues and defense reutilization. NDIA recognized Ms. Hudson with their prestigious "Firepower Award" for her contributions to the defense of our country. Recently she became the first woman to receive the National Infantry Association's "Military Order of St. Maurice" in recognition of outstanding support of the U.S. Army Infantry.

Ms. Hudson is active in the Charlotte community, serving on the boards of the Charlotte Chamber, the United Way of Central Carolinas, the North Carolina Conference for Women, Queens University, and McColl Graduate School of Business. Ms. Hudson also serves on the board of Norwich University of Northfield, VT.

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