Ontic has appointed Jean-Christophe (JC) Gallagher as its new Chief Executive Officer as the aerospace specialist continues a period of sustained international growth across the civil and military aviation sectors. Gallagher succeeds Gareth Hall, who has led Ontic for more than a decade and overseen a major expansion of the business during his tenure. Hall
AJW Middle East has appointed Christoffer Creutz as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), strengthening its commercial leadership as the business continues to expand across the region. Creutz joins the company at a pivotal stage in its growth. AJW Middle East leverages established vendor supply chain partnerships and extensive access to global inventory to deliver cost savings
Thales has appointed Jérémie Papin as Senior Executive Vice-President, Finance and Information Systems, effective from July 1, 2026. He will succeed Pascal Bouchiat, who is set to retire after serving in the role. Papin will join the Thales Executive Committee and report directly to Chairman and Chief Executive Patrice Caine. Papin joins from Nissan Motor
AJW Group has appointed Mark McConnell as its European Business Development Manager. He will work alongside Alexander Paul to strengthen the company’s presence across Europe. Bringing nearly 40 years of customer-facing experience and a strong engineering background, McConnell will support AJW’s European growth strategy by developing customer relationships and expanding business opportunities across the continent.
BeauTech Power Systems (BeauTech) has appointed Lee Whitehurst as Vice President of Acquisitions and Trading, strengthening the company’s leadership team as it continues to expand its global engine leasing and trading operations. In his new role, Whitehurst will focus on identifying and executing aircraft and engine trading opportunities while working closely with BeauTech’s existing partners
Leonardo has appointed Lorenzo Mariani as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, effective from May 7, 2026. Mariani brings extensive leadership experience across the aerospace, defence and security sectors, with a strong international background and a track record of managing businesses across the full industrial lifecycle, from research and development through to production and commercialisation.
EirTrade Aviation has promoted Eoin Doherty to the role of Vice President – Pricing, where he will lead the company’s highly analytical pricing team responsible for airframe and engine evaluations supporting the acquisition of a broad range of aviation assets. The detailed market intelligence and analysis produced by the team play a key role in
euroAtlantic Airways (euroAtlantic) has announced the appointment of Pauls Calitis as Chief Executive Officer, effective from May 18 2026. Calitis succeeds Stewart Higginson, who will move into the role of Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. The planned leadership transition reflects the company’s continued commitment to strong governance, operational continuity and long-term value creation. Calitis brings
SkyWorks Holdings (SkyWorks), has appointed Daniel Skwarek as Managing Director, a move that further enhances the firm’s aviation advisory capabilities. Over the course of his career, Skwarek has led airline commercial teams and initiatives across alliance development, large-scale network optimisation and analysis, pricing strategy, revenue management, forecasting, and international and regulatory affairs. His experience in
Airbus has appointed Eric Kirstetter as Executive Vice President for Strategy, effective May 18th. He succeeds Matthieu Louvot, who has recently been appointed CEO of Airbus Helicopters. Joining from global strategy consultancy Roland Berger, Kirstetter will report to Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury in his new role. “Eric is joining Airbus at a critical juncture for
