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AIA Names Former Exelis CEO Melcher as Its New President
David Melcher succeeds Marion Blakey as chief executive of the Aerospace Industries Association, representing major U.S. aerospace companies.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today named former Exelis CEO and retired three-star general David Melcher as its new president and CEO, effective June 8. He succeeds Marion Blakey, who stepped down earlier this year to become president and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America.