Board of Directors

  • AIAC's Board of Directors jointly oversee the activities of the association. AIAC's current Directors are:

    Executive Directors

    CHAIR:
    Hélène V. Gagnon

    Vice President, Public Affairs, Communications & Corporate Responsibility, Bombardier Aerospace

     

    VICE-CHAIR:
    Barry Kohler

    President, Bell Helicopter Textron Canada

    PRESIDENT & CEO:
    Jim Quick

    AIAC

     

    PAST CHAIR:
    David Schellenberg

    President & CEO, Cascade Aerospace Inc.

    HONORARY TREASURER:
    Dave Caddey

    Executive Vice President, MDA Corporation

     

    HONORARY SECRETARY:
    Patrick B. Mann

    President, Patlon Aircraft & Industries


    Executive At Large

    Tony Burgess
    President, TDM Technical Services

     

    Iain Christie
    President & CEO, Neptec Design Group

    David Curtis
    President & CEO, Viking Air Ltd.

     

    David Gossen
    President, IMP Aerospace & Defence

    Marc Parent
    President & CEO, CAE Inc.

     

    John Saabas
    President, Pratt & Whitney Canada

    Daniel Verreault
    Vice President, Government Relations & Business Development, GE Canada

       

    Directors

    David Ayton
    President & COO, Rolls-Royce Canada

     

    Gabe Batstone
    President, NGRAIN Corporation

    James S. Butyniec
    President & CEO, Magellan Aerospace Corporation

     

    Jacques Comtois
    Vice-President & General Manager, L3-MAS

    Pierre Delestrade
    President & CEO, EADS Canada

     

    Keith Donaldson
    Director Sales & Business Development, Apex Industries

    David Gregory
    President, Canrep Group Inc.

     

    Ron Holdway
    Vice President Government Relations, Com Dev

    Rick Jensen
    Director, Program Management, Boeing Canada

     

    Gilles Labbé
    President & CEO, Héroux-Devtek Inc.

    John Maris
    President, Marinvent Corporation

     

    Jim Miller
    Vice President Business Development, Government & Military, Standard Aero

    Dave Spagnolo
    Vice President, Defence & Security, Thales Canada

     

    Tim Whittier
    Director, Government Relations - Landing Gear, UTC Aerospace Systems

    Greg Yeldon
    President & CEO, Esterline CMC Electronics

     

    Vacant
    Honeywell Canada


    Association Board Members

    Allen Dillon
    Co-Chair, Atlantic Alliance of Aerospace & Defence Associations

     

    Rod Jones
    Executive Director, Ontario Aerospace Council

    Ken Webb
    Chair, Canada West Aerospace & Defence Industries Association

       

    Honorary Life Members

    W. M. Auld (Murray)
    Winnipeg, Manitoba

     

    L.D. Caplan (David)
    Longueuil, Quebec

    D.G. Newman (Desmond)
    Whitby, Ontario

     

    R. D. Richmond (Dick)
    Toronto, Ontario