AIA Elects Officers, Board of Governors for 2011
November 24, 2010
The Aerospace Industries Association Board of Governors has elected James F. Albaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, as its Chairman for 2011. Albaugh will begin his term Jan. 1, succeeding Scott C. Donnelly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Textron Inc. David P. Hess was elected AIA’s Vice Chairman. Hess is President of Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies company.
“Aerospace is an important part of the economy of the United States. Today we face both challenges and opportunities. AIA gives member companies a strong unified voice in advocating our priorities,” said Albaugh. “In the capacity of Chairman, I am looking forward to helping to ensure a strong and vital aerospace industry long into the future.”
The Board re-elected Marion C. Blakey as AIA’s President and Chief Executive Officer as well as AIA’s Chief Financial Officer, Ginette C. Colot, as Secretary-Treasurer.
Additional members of the 2011 AIA Board of Governors Executive Committee are:
Wes Bush, Chief Executive Officer & President, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Scott C. Donnelly, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Textron Inc. (Ex-Officio, immediate past chair)
Charles A. Gray, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Frontier Electronic Systems Corporation (Board representative to the Supplier Management Council)
Dawne S. Hickton, Vice Chair & Chief Executive Office, RTI International Metals, Inc.
Linda P. Hudson, President & Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems, Inc. (Ex-Officio)
Jay L. Johnson, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, General Dynamics
David L. Joyce, President & Chief Executive Officer, GE Aviation
Neal J. Keating, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Kaman Corporation
Howard L. Lance, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Harris Corporation
Steven Loranger, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, ITT Corporation
Tim O. Mahoney, President & Chief Executive Officer, Honeywell Aerospace
Robert J. Stevens, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Michael T. Strianese, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, L-3 Communications Corporation
William H. Swanson, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Raytheon Company
Jeffrey L. Turner, President & Chief Executive Officer, Spirit AeroSystems
Additional members of the 2011 AIA Board of Governors are:
David C. Adams, Co-Chief Operating Officer, Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Robert P. Barker, President, Aerospace, Parker Aerospace, and Executive Vice President & Operating Officer, Parker Hannifin Corporation
David E. Berges, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Hexcel Corporation
Robert T. Brady, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, MOOG Inc.
Kenneth Bram, President, AUSCO, Inc.
Kevin D. Brown, President, M7 Aerospace
James Callan, General Manager, Aerospace & Defense, Timken Aerospace Transmissions, LLC
Kevin J. Carter, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer, TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc.
Colin P. Combs, President, Belcan Advanced Engineering and Technological Group
Pinaki Dasgupta, Executive Director, Aerospace and Defense, Accenture
David C. Dobson, President, Alcoa Defense
Mark W. DeYoung, President & Chief Executive Officer, ATK
Thomas A. Gendron, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, Woodward Governor Company
Steven F. Gaffney, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, DynCorp International LLC
Paul L. Graziani, Chief Executive Officer, Analytical Graphics, Inc.
David Groen, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc.
James M. Guyette, President & Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce North America Inc.
Walter P. Havenstein, Chief Executive Officer, Science Applications International Corporation
Guy C. Hachey, President & Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerospace
Raanan Horowitz, President & Chief Executive Officer, Elbit Systems of America
Richard C. Ill, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Triumph Group, Inc.
Tariq Jesrai, Chief Executive Officer, McKechnie Aerospace
Clayton M. Jones, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Robert J. Khoury, Member, Vice Chairman, B/E Aerospace, Inc.
Christopher J.Kneizys, President, Micro-Coax, Inc.
Mark Kokosinski, Senior Vice President, HITCO Carbon Composites
John S. Langford, Chairman & President, Aurora Flight Sciences
Marshall O. Larsen, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Goodrich Corporation
Stephen R. Larson, Vice President of Strategy & Technology, Esterline Technologies
Armand F. Lauzon, Chief Executive Officer, Chromalloy
John S. Lenyo, President & General Manager, CAE USA, Inc.
Terence W. Lyons, President & Chief Executive Officer, AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc.
Ulick McEvaddy, Director, Omega Air, Inc.
Michael J. McGuire, Senior Vice President, Aerospace and Defense Business Unit, Celestica Corporation
Laurans A. Mendelson, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, HEICO Corporation
Cathy L. McCarthy, President & Chief Executive Officer, SM&A
Richard L. McNeel, President & Chief Executive Officer, Lord Corporation
Gregory F. Milzcik, President & Chief Executive Officer, Barnes Group Inc.
Bradley J. Morton, President, Aerospace Group, Eaton Corporation
Frank W. Pace, President, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Aircraft Systems Group
Anthony C. Patti, Chairman, Global Aerospace and Defense Council, CSC
Paul W. Pendorf, President, AMT II Corporation
Art Prangley, Director, HP Enterprise Services, Aerospace
James H. Randall, President, Allfast Fastening Systems, Inc.
Anthony J. Reardon, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ducommun Incorporated
Ronald S. Saks, President & Chief Executive Officer, LMI Aerospace Inc.
Kevin M. Sandkuhler, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Pinkerton Government Services, Inc.
Scott J. Seymour, President & Chief Executive Officer, Aerojet
Gwynne Shotwell, President, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation
Randy Snyder, President, Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corporation
Gary J. Spulak, President, Embraer Aircraft Holding Inc.
Robert R. Sprole, President & Chief Executive Officer, Therm, Inc.
Terry D. Stinson, Group Vice President, Structures & Systems, AAR Manufacturing, Inc.
Charlie Stuff, Executive Vice President, Cobham
