Gulfstream Aerospace names Christian Flathman to director of public and media relations
SAVANNAH, Georgia, 2021-Aug-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today (August 4, 2021) announced the appointment of Christian Flathman to director of public and media relations. Flathman reports to Jeannine Haas, Gulfstream’s senior vice president and chief marketing officer, and manages Gulfstream’s media relations, social media and marketing quality assurance teams.
“Christian brings a great breadth of strategic communications knowledge and experience to Gulfstream,” said Haas. “With his expertise, we look forward to enhancing our domestic and international communications efforts and continuing to cultivate a best-in-class Gulfstream experience for our media partners around the world.”
Flathman joins Gulfstream from Exxon Mobil Corporation where he most recently led communications and influencer marketing. At ExxonMobil, he also held positions in automotive marketing; global motorsports and sponsorships; and was global spokesperson for public and government affairs.
Flathman began his aerospace career with Gulfstream in 1997 and worked in General Electric’s corporate and aviation divisions. He has also held communications leadership roles with Michelin and in higher education. Flathman earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., and a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
NOTE TO EDITORS
Inspired by the belief that aviation could fuel business growth, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. invented the first purpose-built business aircraft, the Gulfstream I™, which first flew in 1958. Today, more than 2,900 aircraft are in service around the world. Together with parent company General Dynamics, Gulfstream consistently invests in the future, dedicating resources to researching and developing innovative new aircraft, technologies and services. Gulfstream’s fleet includes the super-midsize Gulfstream G280™, the award-winning Gulfstream G650™, the high-performing Gulfstream G650ER™ and an all-new aircraft family, the clean-sheet Gulfstream G500™, Gulfstream G600™ and new industry flagship, the Gulfstream G700™. All are backed by Gulfstream’s Customer Support network and its worldwide team. Visit our website at www.gulfstream.com.
More information about General Dynamics is available at www.generaldynamics.com.
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Source: Gulfstream Aerospace
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