Ontic has announced a leadership transition that will see Jean-Christophe Gallagher take over as chief executive officer, while long-serving CEO Gareth Hall moves into the role of executive chairman. The change follows more than a decade of leadership by Hall, during which the company expanded its footprint as a supplier of complex engineered parts and services to the global aerospace and defense sectors.
According to the company and industry reports, Gallagher has been selected to lead Ontic through its next phase of growth, with a mandate to accelerate its global strategy. The appointment is part of a broader reshaping of the senior team that also includes the recent naming of Gareth Parkin as global chief financial officer.
Ontic, which specializes in supporting and supplying established aircraft parts to major aerospace OEMs and operators, positions the new leadership structure as a way to support continued international expansion and operational scale-up. Hall’s move to executive chairman is intended to provide continuity at board level while Gallagher assumes day-to-day executive responsibilities.