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Chuck Wiplinger, President and CEO of Wipaire, will serve as\nChair of the Board. Previously, Wiplinger served as Vice Chair and chair of the\nPolicy and Legal Issues Committee and the Technical Policy Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Henry Brooks, President of Power & Controls at Collins\nAerospace, will serve as Vice Chair. Previously, Brooks served as chair of the\nSecurity Issues Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Eric Hinson, President and CEO of Simcom International, will\nserve as Immediate Past Chair. Hinson served as GAMA\u2019s 2023 Chair and\npreviously chaired the Safety and Accident Investigation Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Tony Brancato, President of Business Aviation at\nStandardAero, will serve as chair of the Airworthiness and Maintenance Policy\nCommittee. The committee works with authorities to promote appropriate\nregulations and policies for maintenance and repair stations. This will be\nBrancato\u2019s first time serving on the Executive Committee, he has served on\nGAMA’s Board of Directors since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Maria Della Posta, President of Pratt & Whitney Canada,\nwill extend her term as chair of the Communications Committee. The committee\nworks to promote the general aviation industry and its benefits to the global\neconomy and air transportation system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Oliver Reinhardt, the Chief Risk and Certification Officer\nat Volocopter, and Ben Tigner, CEO of Overair, will jointly lead the Electric\nPropulsion and Innovation Committee (EPIC) as co-chairs. The committee focuses\non fostering an environment that supports the efficient development,\nproduction, operation, integration and maintenance of hybrid and electric\npropulsion aircraft, including eVTOLs. This is the first time both Reinhardt\nand Tigner will serve on the Executive Committee, each having served on GAMA’s\nBoard of Directors since 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Frank Moesta, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Future\nPrograms for Rolls-Royce, will serve as chair of the Environment Committee. The\ncommittee works to develop and represent the industry\u2019s views on public policy\naffecting aviation related environmental issues worldwide, including CO2\nemissions reductions, sustainable aviation fuels, supersonic aircraft, and\nupdates to the Business Aviation Commitment on Climate Change. This will be\nMoesta\u2019s first time serving on the Executive Committee, he has served on GAMA’s\nBoard of Directors since 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Thierry Betbeze, CEO of Dassault Falcon Jet, will be joining\nthe Executive Committee. He has served as a Member of GAMA\u2019s Board of Directors\nsince 2020. Carlos Brana, Senior Executive Vice President of Civil Aircraft at\nDassault Aviation, will chair the European Leaders Steering (ELS) Committee.\nThe committee engages with senior European politicians and policymakers to\nadvocate for the interests of general\/business aviation in Europe including\nsustainability strategies, regulatory changes, policy initiatives and\ncommunications strategies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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John Calcagno, President and CEO of Piper Aircraft, will\ncontinue to serve as chair of the Policy and Legal Issues Committee. The\ncommittee tracks, analyzes and responds to legal developments, litigation\ntrends and policies presenting business and legal risks or opportunities to\ngeneral aviation manufacturers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ron Draper, President and CEO of Textron Aviation, will\ncontinue to serve as chair of the Flight Operations Policy Committee. The\ncommittee works to ensure that an adequate air transportation infrastructure is\navailable for general aviation and addresses impediments to operations of\ngeneral aviation aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Charlie Gregoire, President and COO of Redbird Flight, will\ncontinue to serve as chair of the Safety and Accident Investigation Committee.\nThe committee works to analyze policies, industry standards and regulatory\nactivities related to proactive safety improvements and aircraft accident\ninvestigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Tonya Sudduth, Head of U.S. Strategy for Bombardier, will\nserve as chair of the Security Issues Committee. The committee works to\nestablish best practices for general aviation security and engages with\ngovernment agencies on security policies and regulatory requirements. This will\nbe Sudduth\u2019s first time serving on the Executive Committee, she has served on\nGAMA’s Board of Directors since 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Allen Paxson, Vice President & General Manger of\nCommercial Strategy for GE Aerospace, will serve as chair of the Technical\nPolicy Committee. The committee works with authorities on continuous\nimprovement of certification and validation processes and to develop and\nimplement effective standards and technical policies pertaining to the design,\ncertification, validation and production of general aviation products and\ncomponents. This will be Paxson\u2019s first time serving on the Executive\nCommittee, he has served on GAMA’s Board of Directors since 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The GAMA Executive Committee was elected by the Board of\nDirectors during its Fall Board Meeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n