2025 Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is comprised of members of GAMA’s Board of Directors, who provide strategic leadership for the association and lead its policy committees. The press release announcing the 2025 Executive Committee Leadership can be found HERE.

Chairman: Henry Brooks, President of Power & Controls, Collins Aerospace

Vice Chairman: Ron Draper, President and CEO, Textron Aviation

Airworthiness and Maintenance Policy Committee: Tony Brancato, President of Business Aviation, StandardAero

Communications Committee: JJ Frigge, President of Hartzell Propeller

Electric Propulsion & Innovation Committee (EPIC) — Co-Chair:  Kyle Clark, Founder and CEO of Beta Technologies

Electric Propulsion & Innovation Committee (EPIC) — Co-Chair: Oliver Reinhardt, Chief Risk and Certification Officer, Volocopter

Environment Committee: Frank Moesta, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Future Programmes, Rolls-Royce

European Leader Steering Committee: Carlos Brana, Senior Executive Vice President of Civil Aircraft, Dassault Aviation

Flight Operations Policy Committee: Bob Buddecke, President of Electronic Solutions at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies

Policy & Legal Issues Committee: John Calcagno, President and CEO, Piper Aircraft

Safety and Accident Investigation Committee: Charlie Gregoire, President and COO, Redbird Flight

Security Issues Committee: Thierry Betbeze, CEO, Dassault Falcon Jet

Technical Policy Committee: Allen Paxson, Vice President & General Manager of Commercial Strategy, GE Aerospace

Immediate Past Chairman: Chuck Wiplinger, President and CEO, Wipaire