Chairwoman, Founder and Partner
Fanny Turgis founded the Turgis Gaillard group in 2015 in partnership with Patrick Gaillard.
A former commander in the French Foreign Legion’s civil reserve force, Fanny Turgis is a graduate of the French War College, a member of the French National Order of Merit and holder of a post-graduate diploma in Political and Social Sciences.
Driven by a keen interest in entrepreneurship and technological innovation, she founded the start-up AAROK in 2011 to develop the Gerfaut system. This innovative project for the French Special Forces increases the versatility of the C-130 Hercules for operational missions.
Drawing on the experience she has gained in industry and defense through the development of Turgis et Gaillard, she advocates for greater employment of women in these sectors.
She is a strong believer in animal rights and the prevention of cruelty to animals. In 2017, she created the association “Les petits rescapés” to help French animal shelters. In 2022, she wrote a book entitled “Héroïques” in tribute to French military and police dogs.
CEO, Founder and Partner
Patrick Gaillard began his professional career in the civil service, as a political associate, before joining the French Ministry for the Armed Forces, where he held operational positions in the Military Intelligence Directorate (DRM – Direction du Renseignement Militaire).
Inspired by technological and doctrinal innovations, and the emergence of new industrial players among our allies, he and Fanny Turgis founded the AAROK design office, whose ambition is to respond to the needs of the armed forces as simply and efficiently as possible.
The success of this start-up gave him the opportunity to carry out his first external growth operations, giving rise to the Turgis Gaillard Group, of which he is CEO.
An expert in aeronautical and military technologies, he created the Gerfaut, MIGALe, NITRATHE, ODIN, Sefiam 1602 and AAROK programs.
Patrick Gaillard is a member of the French National Order of Merit.
