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