Overview
Tom Gentile was named president and chief executive officer of Spirit AeroSystems
in August 2016. Spirit
AeroSystems is a global leader in the manufacture of structures for commercial and
military aircraft. Prior to Spirit, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer
of GE Capital. Before this role, Gentile was president and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems,
a $14 billion diagnostic imaging and medical device business. He also served as president
and CEO of GE Aviation Services, a $7 billion global enterprise providing maintenance,
repair, and overhaul as well as spare parts to GE Aviation’s global fleet of jet engines
for commercial airlines. Gentile began his career at GE in 1998, holding a succession
of leadership roles across the U.S., France, and Australia.
An active community member, Gentile serves on the governing boards of the Greater
Wichita Partnership
and Kansas Big Brothers and Big Sisters and on the Foundation for the YMCA of Greater
Wichita. He also is the Vice Chair and serves on the Executive Committee of the Aerospace
Industries Association (AIA). In
addition, Gentile was elected to the Boards of the Smithsonian National Air and Space
Museum and the
Wing’s Club. Gentile is a champion of Spirit’s Good Neighbor Fund employee giving
program which raises $2 million annually for local charities, and also serves as a
Trustee of the ALS Finding a Cure organization. He previously served on the Greater
Milwaukee Committee, as well as on the boards of the United Way of
Greater Milwaukee and the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, Connecticut. Recently,
the Governor of
Kansas appointed Gentile to serve on the SPARK Task Force Advisory Board to help distribute
CARES Fund money in Kansas.
Gentile earned his bachelor’s degree in economics magna cum laude and an MBA from
Harvard University
and studied international relations at the London School of Economics. Gentile was
born and raised in
Detroit, Michigan. He and his wife, Julie, have three children.