Director since 2026

Thomas C. Gentile, III is the chairman, chief executive officer and president of Hexcel Corporation, a global leader in advanced lightweight composites technology. He assumed the position of CEO and president in May 2024 and was appointed as chairman of the board in December 2024.

Prior to joining Hexcel, Gentile served as president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems. He previously spent 19 years at GE, where he held a succession of leadership roles across the U.S., France and Australia. During his tenure at GE, his executive positions included president and chief operating officer of GE Capital, president and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems, and president and CEO of GE Aviation Services. Earlier in his career, he held leadership and strategy roles with McKinsey & Company, CBS and General Motors.

Gentile sits on the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Aerospace Industries Association.  He is an emeritus board member of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and serves on the advisory boards for Wichita State University’s Barton School of Business and ALS Finding a Cure. He previously served as chairman of the board of directors for InSightec and was President of the Wing’s Club in 2025/26.

Gentile holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master of business administration from Harvard University. He also studied international relations at the London School of Economics.