AIA elects officers, Board of Governors for 2009.
Press Release Summary:
AIA Board of Governors has elected Robert J. Stevens of Lockheed Martin Corporation to serve as chairman for 2009 and Scott C. Donnelly, EVP and CEO of Textron Inc., as vice chairman. Marion C. Blakey was elected as AIA's president and CEO, while Ginette C. Colot was chosen as secretary-treasurer. Members of 2009 AIA Board of Governors Executive Committee as well as additional members of 2009 AIA Board of Governors can be found in full release.
Original Press Release:
AIA Elects Officers, Board of Governors for 2009
Arlington, Va. - The Aerospace Industries Association Board of Governors has elected Robert J. Stevens of Lockheed Martin Corporation to serve as its chairman for 2009.
Stevens, Lockheed Martin's chairman, president and chief executive officer, succeeds Clayton M. Jones, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Rockwell Collins, in the post. Scott C. Donnelly, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Textron Inc., was elected AIA's vice chairman.
The board elected Marion C. Blakey as AIA's president and chief executive officer as well as AIA's Ginette C. Colot as secretary-treasurer.
Members of the 2009 AIA Board of Governors Executive Committee are:
James F. Albaugh, Executive Vice President, The Boeing Company, and President & Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Marion C. Blakey, President & Chief Executive Officer, Aerospace Industries Association
Nicholas D. Chabraja, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, General Dynamics Corporation
Ken Dahlberg, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Science Applications International Corporation
Scott C. Donnelly, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Textron Inc.
Robert J. Gillette, President & Chief Executive Officer, Honeywell Aerospace
James M. Guyette, President & Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce North America Inc.
Walter P. Havenstein, Chief Operating Officer, BAE Systems plc., and President & Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems, Inc.
David P. Hess, President, Hamilton Sundstrand. After Jan 1, 2009, President, Pratt &
Whitney, United Technologies Corporation
Clayton M. Jones, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Rockwell Collins (Ex-Officio)
David L. Joyce, President & Chief Executive Officer, GE Aviation
Steven R. Loranger, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, ITT Corporation
Robert R. Sprole, President, Therm, Inc.
Robert J. Stevens, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Michael T. Strianese, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, L-3 Communications Corporation
Ronald D. Sugar, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Northrop Grumman Corporation
William H. Swanson, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Raytheon Company
Additional members of the 2009 AIA Board of Governors are:
David C. Adams, President, Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc., Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Jason Andrews, President, Andrews Space, Inc.
Robert P. Barker, President, Parker Aerospace and Senior Vice President - Operations Officer, Parker Hannifan
Joseph C. Berenato, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Ducommun Incorporated
David E. Berges, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Hexcel Corporation
Robert T. Brady, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, MOOG Inc.
Thomas J. Cassidy, President, Aircraft Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Pinaki Dasgupta, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Aerospace & Defense, Satyam Computer Services Limited
Elmer L. Doty, President & Chief Executive Officer, Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
Thomas A. Gendron, President & Chief Executive Officer, Woodward Governor Company
John R. Gibson, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, American Pacific Corporation
Jim Gibson, Chief Operating Officer, GKN Aerospace North America
John F. Grabowsky, Executive Vice President & General Manager, AeroVironment, Inc.
David Groen, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc.
Dawne S. Hickton, Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, RTI International Metals, Inc.
Raanan Horowitz, Chief Executive Officer, Elbit Systems of America
Charles G. Hutter, President & Chief Executive Officer, Click Bond
Neal J. Keating, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Kaman Aerospace Corporation
Robert J. Khoury, Vice Chairman & Retired Chief Executive Officer, B&E Aerospace
Tom Kilkenny, Aerospace & Defense General Manager, IBM Corporation
Christopher J. Kneizys, President & Chief Executive Officer, Micro-Coax, Inc.
Howard L. Lance, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Harris Corporation
Marshall O. Larsen, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Goodrich Corporation
Steve R. Larson, Vice President of Strategy & Technology, Esterline Technologies
Joseph P. Marino, Vice President, Aerospace & Defense, Oracle USA, Inc.
Richard L. McNeel, President & Chief Executive Officer, Lord Corporation
Laurans A. Mendelson, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, HEICO Corporation
Bradley J. Morton, President, Eaton Corporation's Aerospace Business
J. Scott Neish, President, Aerojet
Mark S. Newman, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, DRS Technologies, Inc.
Thomas G. Powell, Vice President & General Manager, DuPont Company
John G. Rossanvallon, President & Chief Executive Officer, Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation
Ronald S. Saks, President & Chief Executive Officer, LMI Aerospace Inc.
James E. Schuster, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
Gary J. Spulak, President, Embraer Aircraft Holding Inc.
William P. Sullivan, President & Chief Executive Officer, Agilent Technologies
Jeff Turner, President & Chief Executive Officer, Spirit AeroSystems
Gregory A. Ward, President, Aerospace Group, Crane Aerospace & Electronics
James R. Western, President, Pall Aeropower Corporation
Bruce N. Whitman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Flight Safety International Inc.
Founded in 1919, the Aerospace Industries Association represents the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military, and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial systems, space systems, aircraft engines, materiel, and related components, equipment services, and information technology.
Dan Stohr
Aerospace Industries Association
1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1700
Arlington, VA 22209-3928
703-358-1078
dan.stohr@aia-aerospace.org
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