Jerry McLean
Chief Executive, Canada
Appointed
Executive Committee October 2022
Experience
Jerry joined Babcock in 2021 as the Chief Executive Officer Babcock Canada Inc., responsible for the entirety of Canada operations. Prior to joining Babcock, 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.