AEA Announces Leadership Change

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The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) board of directors announced on Monday that it has selected Mike Adamson to succeed current president and CEO Paula Derks. Derks, who has served as AEA’s CEO since 1996, will be retiring next March. Adamson will officially take over the job on March 25, 2019, at the 62nd annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show in Palm Springs, California.

“Mike has creatively built and led new and innovative programs, from inception to development and implementation,” said AEA Board Vice Chairman Garry Joyce. “He has the institutional knowledge to continue the association’s history of success and will bring the next generation of leadership to our organization.”

Adamson joined AEA in 1999 and has served as vice president of member programs and education since 2007. According to AEA, he has been responsible for training and education initiatives in the United States, Canada, Europe, South Pacific and Latin America and helped design, fund and equip AEA’s Dan Derby Center for Professional Development. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and has degrees in aviation management and business administration. Adamson has also served on ASTM International Committee F46 on Aerospace Personnel and ASTM Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

AEA represents approximately 1,300 member companies in more than 40 countries. Association members include government-certified international repair stations, manufacturers of avionics equipment, instrument repair facilities, instrument manufacturers, airframe manufacturers, test equipment manufacturers, major distributors, engineers and educational institutions.

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