Board Members Provide Strategic Leadership And Policy

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the members of its Executive Committee Leadership team for 2025. They will provide the organization with its strategic initiatives and leadership and also head its committees on policies.

Pete Bunce, President and CEO of GAMA said, “As we begin a year of GAMA leadership transition with my good friend, Jim Viola, taking the GAMA reins, I want to thank this impressive list of industry leaders, as well as all those who have stepped forward in the past, for devoting their precious time and talents to serve all of civil aviation. On both sides of the Atlantic, we are so fortunate to have this high level of experience and expertise to forge the continued growth of general aviation on a global scale.”

The Executive Committee was elected by the Board of Directors during its Fall meeting:

• Henry Brooks, President of Power & Controls at Collins Aerospace: Chair of the Board
• Ron Draper, President and CEO of Textron Aviation: Vice Chair
• Chuck Wiplinger, President and CEO of Wipaire:  Immediate Past Chair
• Tony Brancato, President of Business Aviation at StandardAero: Continues as Chair of the Airworthiness and Maintenance Policy Committee
• JJ Frigge, President of Hartzell Propeller: Chair of the Communications Committee
• Kyle Clark, Founder and CEO of Beta Technologies, and Oliver Reinhardt, the Chief Risk and Certification Officer at Volocopter: Co-Chairs of the Electric Propulsion and Innovation Committee (EPIC)
• Frank Moesta, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Future Programmes for Rolls-Royce: Continues as Chair of the Environment Committee
• Carlos Brana, Senior Executive Vice President of Civil Aircraft at Dassault Aviation, Continues as Chair of the European Leaders Steering (ELS) Committee
• Bob Buddecke, President of Electronic Solutions at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies: Chair of the Flight Operations Policy Committee
• John Calcagno, President and CEO of Piper Aircraft: Continues as Chair of the Policy and Legal Issues Committee
• Charlie Gregoire, President and COO of Redbird Flight: Continues as Chair of the Safety and Accident Investigation Committee
• Thierry Betbeze, CEO of Dassault Falcon Jet: Chair of the Security Issues Committee
• Allen Paxson, Vice President of Commercial Strategy for GE Aerospace: Continues as Chair of the Technical Policy Committee

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