SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics C4 Systems announced today that Thomas ("TK") Kreidler is now vice president of worldwide product sales for General Dynamics C4 Systems, a new position reporting directly to Chris Marzilli, president. General Dynamics C4 Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).

Kreidler will be responsible for worldwide sales of the company's portfolio of domestic and exportable radio, encryption, rugged computing and networking products, with the sales force that currently represents those products reporting to him. Kreidler will be based at a new General Dynamics C4 Systems' facility in Annapolis Junction, Md.

In announcing the appointment, Marzilli said, "General Dynamics C4 Systems is a market leader in radio-frequency communications, encryption, secure networking and rugged-computing technologies, and TK is eminently qualified to extend the penetration of this highly relevant portfolio into existing and emerging markets globally."

Kreidler brings nearly 30 years of sales and management experience to the position. He has fulfilled similar roles at several leading technology companies including Lumeta Corporation, Juniper Networks and Sun Microsystems. He holds a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University in Boston, Mass.

General Dynamics C4 Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). Information about General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.

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