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GAMA Names Executive Committee Slate
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO Michael Amalfitano is GAMA's 2022 chair and Simcom CEO Eric Hinson is vice-chair.
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Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO Michael Amalfitano is stepping in as the 2022 chair of the board for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). He succeeds Nicolas Chabbert, senior v-p of Daher’s Aircraft Division and CEO of Daher Aircraft and Kodiak Aircraft, who becomes immediate past chair.

Simcom International CEO Eric Hinson, who chaired GAMA's Safety and Accident Investigation Committee, is now the vice-chair. Meanwhile, Daniel Baker, founder of FlightAware and strategic advisor to Collins Aerospace, is the new chair of the Safety and Accident Investigation Committee. Baker has served on the GAMA board since 2018 and this is his first time serving on the executive committee.

Joby Aviation founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt and magniX CEO Roei Ganzarski remain chairs of the Electric Propulsion and Innovation Committee (EPIC).  

Henry Brooks, president of Power & Controls at Collins Aerospace, is now chair of the Security Issues Committee; Incora CEO David Coleal continues to chair the Airworthiness and Maintenance Policy Committee; Pratt & Whitney Canada president Maria Della Posta remains chair of the Communications Committee; and Signature Aviation CEO Tony Lefebvre continues as chair of the Environment Committee.

Also, Jeff Trang, v-p of engineering and flight operations at Airbus Helicopters, continues as chair of the Technical Policy Committee; David Van Den Langenbergh, president of aviation services at Luxaviation Group, as chair of the European Leaders Steering Committee; Tyson Weihs, co-founder and CEO of ForeFlight, as chair of the Flight Operations Policy Committee; and Chuck Wiplinger, president and CEO of Wipaire, as chair of the Policy and Legal Issues Committee.