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Arlington, Va. – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today announced Executive Committee appointments for 2025.

“The Aerospace Industries Association has played a pivotal role as the voice of the aerospace and defense industry since its inception,” said Eric Fanning, AIA’s President and CEO. “These leaders have been titans of our industry, championing critical advancements and innovations. With their leadership, under the guidance of Chris and Phebe, AIA will continue to advocate for essential policies and robust investments that will maintain our global leadership for years to come.”

AIA recently announced that Christopher E. Kubasik, Chair & CEO of L3Harris Technologies, and Phebe Novakovic, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics Corporation, will serve as chair and vice chair of the Executive Committee.

The members of the AIA Executive Committee for 2025 are:

Florian Aigrain, Acutronic Group

Tom Arseneault, BAE Systems

Thomas Bell, Leidos Corporation

Jim Currier, Honeywell Aerospace

Scott C. Donnelly, Textron Inc.

Eric Fanning, Aerospace Industries Association

Amy Gowder, GE Aerospace

Gregory Hayes, RTX

John Holmes, AAR CORP

Sol Kanthack, Corvaer 

Christopher D. Kastner, HII

Christopher E. Kubasik, L3Harris Technologies

Mark Lee, Aero-Mark, LLC

Representative, The Boeing Company

Ronald Lopez, Astroscale U.S.

Patrick Marotta, Marotta Controls

Rick Nagel, Acorn Capital Management

Phebe Novakovic, General Dynamics Corporation

Anne Shybunko-Moore, GSE Dynamics

Elisabeth Smith, Acutec Precision Aerospace, Inc.

Kathy Warden, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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