Jerry McLean
Chief Executive, Canada
Appointed
Executive Committee October 2022
Experience
Jerry joined Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ in 2021 as the Chief Executive Officer Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵ Canada Inc., responsible for the entirety of Canada operations. Prior to joining Ë®¹ûÅÉAV½â˵, Jerry was employed at Thales Canada Defence & Security from 2007 – 2021. In his tenure at Thales, Jerry occupied several executive positions and he assumed the Managing Director role from 2015 to 2021. He transformed Thales Canada from a Thales equipment reseller to one of the top Naval Electronic Systems Integrator and the trusted RCN in service support Prime for the Arctic Offshore Patrol / Joint Support Ship In-Service Support (AJISS) program. Before Thales, Jerry is a proud, retired veteran of 27 years with the Royal Canadian Navy as a Combat Systems Engineering Officer. He graduated with honours from the College Militaire Royale (CMR) de St Jean with a bachelor’s degree in computer sciences systems. He is also an honours graduate of the Canadian Forces Command College.