New AIA Leadership

James Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has been elected as chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association's board of governors for 2011, according to an AIA statement released today. Albaugh will begin his term Jan. 1, succeeding Textron CEO Scott Donnelly. The board also elected Pratt & Whitney President David Hess as AIA's vice chairman.

"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," Albaugh said in the statement. "In the capacity of chairman, I am looking forward to helping to ensure a strong and vital aerospace industry long into the future."

The chain of succession for next year's election is pretty clear, according to AIA spokesman Dan Stohr, who told InsideDefense.com that "as a matter of course, the vice chair succeeds the chair, so barring unforeseen circumstances, David Hess of P&W will be our chair in 2012."

The board also re-elected Marion Blakey as AIA's president and CEO "as well as AIA's chief financial officer, Ginette C. Colot, as secretary-treasurer," according to the statement.

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 Officer, 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 S. Pace, President, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

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