Blakey Leaving AIA

By Tony Bertuca / February 24, 2015 at 12:46 PM

Marion Blakey will be stepping down as president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association to become president and CEO of Rolls Royce North America, according to an announcement from AIA.

AIA noted that Blakey "led the establishment of a broad-ranging campaign to alert elected officials and the general public of the significant impact to our nation and the aerospace and defense industry of sequestration and budget cuts imposed under the Budget Control Act of 2011."

Despite this advocacy, the BCA defense cuts are still poised to occur when sequestration is triggered in fiscal year 2016 unless Congress overturns the law.

"I'm very proud of AIA's record of achievement these last seven years," Blakey said in the statement. "I strongly believe we've strengthened AIA and better positioned the organization and our member companies to inform and influence the debate on key issues facing our country and our industry in the coming years."

Blakey's successor has yet to be named.

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