Vertical Aerospace Further Strengthens Board With Appointment of Former Airbus Executive Marc Fontaine, CEO of Helsing France
Vertical Aerospace appointed Marc Fontaine, CEO of Helsing SAS and a 20+ year Airbus veteran, to its Board of Directors effective 21 October 2026. He is the third senior aerospace and defence appointment in recent weeks, following former Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO Fabrice Brégier as Chair and former Leonardo Helicopters U.S. CEO Clyde Woltman as director. Fontaine cited Valo's certification path and its hybrid-electric-capable architecture for defence and dual-use applications, and emphasized that funding certification and commercialization — with Jefferies as retained financial advisor on a strategic-alternatives review — is the priority.
Key figures
- Pre orders
- c.1,500 pre-orders of Valo
- Airbus team led
- 2000
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