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The G&H Executive Management Team is led by the CEO and provides strategic and operational leadership

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Relevant skills and experience: Charlie joined Gooch & Housego Plc in September 2022 from TT Electronics Plc where he was Executive Vice-President since 2018 when TT acquired Stadium Group Plc. Charlie was CEO at Stadium, an AIM listed company, from 2013 until its acquisition by TT. Previously he was Vice President of Global Operations for Laird Plc, a FTSE 250 electronics company. Charlie has held senior roles globally in hi-tech businesses supplying into the medical, telecoms, industrial and A&D sectors.

Charlie Peppiatt

Appointed September 2019 Prior to joining Gooch & Housego PLC Chris was Group Director of Financial Control at TT Electronics PLC, Senior Vice President of Finance at Cobham PLC and Finance Director of MBDA UK. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant whilst working with Ernst & Young. Chris holds master’s degrees from Cambridge University and the London School of Economics. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Chris Jewell

Dr Efstratios (Stratos) Kehayas heads the global commercial team, leading the product management, Research & Product Development and Marketing functions of the business. From 2018 to 2021 he was responsible for global R&D as the group Chief Technology Officer. Stratos was the co-founder and director of Constelex Technology Enablers, a high-tech start-up developing next generation fiber-optic systems for satellite laser communications. Constelex was acquired by G&H in 2013 and integrated into the G&H Group.

Dr Kehayas holds a B.Eng. degree from Southampton University, an M.Sc. degree from Imperial College London and a Ph.D. degree from the National Technical University of Athens. He has more than 100 IEEE, OSA, SPIE peer-reviewed publications and patents.

Stratos Kehayas, PhD, Chief Commercial Officer

Stratos Kehayas, PhD

Appointed in early 2022, John is responsible for all global operations at G&H. He has 25 years’ experience in precision and fiber optic manufacturing, supply chain and engineering, having worked at a range of companies, including Ciena, Corning Incorporated and Rochester Precision Optics.

John is passionate about Lean manufacturing and supply chain for its ability to transform organizations into high performing contributors to success. John holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.

Global contract manufacturing and fulfillment

Precision and Specialty Optics, Active and Passive Photonics, Imaging

Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Aerospace and Defense

John Andzulis

Gareth has been with G&H since 2014. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having qualified with PwC in Bristol. Prior to joining G&H, he was a Senior Manager in PwC’s Transaction Services practice, where he provided financial due diligence services on a wide range of global deals. Gareth qualified whilst working in PwC’s audit practice. 

Gareth Crowe, Company Secretary and Group Financial Controller