Press Release

Issued by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation.

March 5, 2012

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has appointed Matthew Sandidge as senior regional sales manager for International Sales in Russia.

Sandidge reports to Trevor Esling, regional senior vice president, International Sales, for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

"Customers will benefit from Matt's extensive knowledge of Gulfstream products and services," said Scott Neal, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, Gulfstream. "He has been traveling to Russia for Gulfstream since 2008 and has developed a good relationship with our sales representatives there. He knows the expectations of the Russian market."

Most recently, Sandidge served as a business development specialist in International Sales. His responsibilities included coordinating all aspects of aircraft sales activities related to Europe, the Middle East and Africa, organizing prospect sales meetings and providing sales support to the regional sales team.

From August 2006 to May 2010, Sandidge was a sales engineer for Gulfstream, serving as the primary source of technical information on Gulfstream and non-Gulfstream aircraft for the company's Sales team.

Before joining Gulfstream, Sandidge worked as a munitions test engineer for the U.S. Air Force.

Sandidge earned an aerospace engineering degree from the University of Central Florida and holds a Master of Science degree in engineering management from the University of Florida.