Chairman

Bill was formerly CEO of Bristow Group Inc., a leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry. During his 10-year tenure at Bristow Group, Bill transformed the company into one of the most successful helicopter transport companies, articulating a clear vision that led to Bristow’s safety performance, growth, and financial performance. He was credited with successfully bringing together two companies to form the Group: Bristow Helicopters, based in the UK, and Offshore Logistics, based in the U.S. Through his strategic leadership, he fostered a collaborative customer and safety focused culture.

Before joining Bristow Group in 2004, Mr. Chiles spent 32 years in the offshore oil and gas drilling industry founding several companies, notably Chiles Offshore I & II.

Chief Executive Officer

Tim has had an exceptional 30-year career at Bristow Helicopters as a professional helicopter pilot in offshore, SAR, military support and VIP operations; and has extensive experience across the key disciplines of large helicopter operations, pilot training and safety management systems. He rose to Director Safety (EAMEA) and Global Safety Assurance and was a Board Member for six Bristow companies.

Tim was a core founder member of HeliOffshore in 2014, co-led HeliOffshore’s operational effectiveness workstream and was commended for his ‘Outstanding Contribution to Offshore Helicopter Safety’ at HeliOffshore’s conference in 2018.

As Chief Executive Officer, Tim now leads HeliOffshore’s mission, strategy and delivery to ensure no lives are lost in offshore aviation.

President & Chief Executive Officer, Bristow Group

Chris now heads up Bristow Group as President and CEO, and serves as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Prior to to this current role, Chris served as Era’s President and Chief Executive Officer between November 2014 and June 2020, and Chief Financial Officer from October 2012 to September 2015. Prior to joining Era, Mr. Bradshaw spent 13 years in the financial services industry, most recently as a managing partner and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Capital Advisors LLC, an independent financial advisory firm. Prior to co-founding U.S. Capital Advisors in 2009, Chris was an investment banker at UBS Investment Bank, Morgan Stanley & Co. and PaineWebber Incorporated.

Chief Executive Officer, CHC Helicopter

Tom Burke was appointed Chief Executive Officer in February 2024. He is a growth specialist with over three decades of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to CHC, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer at Valaris, the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor.

Tom has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Doctorate in Engineering Science (Robotics) from the University of Oxford.

Mr. McCarty has been the Chairman and CEO of PHI Group, Inc. since 2019 and is also a Partner at Q Investments.

He joined Q Investments in 2002 and manages the private equity and distressed investment groups. Before joining Q Investments, Mr. McCarty was a captain in the United States Army. Mr. McCarty graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was a Distinguished Cadet and recipient of the General Lee Donne Olvey Award, and earned a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Senior Advisor, Weststar Aviation Group

Gen. Ismail was appointed as the CEO of Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd (WASSB) in July 2011. Before becoming the CEO, he was appointed by the GMD as a consultant in WASSB.

General Ismail was first commissioned into the Malaysian Armed Forces (Royal Malay Regiment) in 1970 as a 2nd Lieutenant and retired in September 2010 as a 4 Star General (Chief of Army) having served 40 years.

Group CEO, OMNI Helicopters International

Jeremy’s 20 year aviation career is defined by the implementation of effective transformative strategies for organizations. As Executive Vice President, Commercial, at Milestone Aviation, Jeremy was responsible for setting and executing enterprise growth strategy. As the COO at Bristow Group, he championed operations transformation that achieved step changes in operational performance. Prior to Bristow, Jeremy worked as a Management Consultant in the airline industry assisting clients design post 9/11 competitive business models.

Jeremy’s roots are in aviation safety where he started his career at the US National Transportation Safety Board.

Chief Operating Officer, Cougar Helicopters

Hank Williams started his career in the transportation industry in 1992 and joined Cougar Helicopters in 1996.

Hired first as a Passenger Movements Coordinator, he advanced throughout the organization and was appointed General Manager in 2010 and Chief Operating Officer in 2016. A hands-on manager and leader, he holds responsibility for all of Cougar’s offshore oil and gas and search and rescue operations globally.

Hank has completed the Helicopter Association International’s Helicopter Operator Management Course and is a Director of the Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association (NOIA).

Board Director

Gretchen served as HeliOffshore’s CEO between 2014 and 2020. Now a Board Director of HeliOffshore, Gretchen is an aviation industry leader in safety performance improvement and an internationally-recognised expert in human factors.

She has served on the board of the UK Civil Aviation Authority as Group Director of Safety, guiding aviation safety in the UK (including airlines, aerodromes, air traffic, airworthiness and personnel). Gretchen was previously Group Director of Safety at NATS where she championed activities to support frontline operational safety. Gretchen also worked in nuclear certification and safety of intercontinental ballistic missiles, joint airworthiness trials for military aircraft, defence system design—and as an expert advisor to NATO on human performance and safety critical systems. She has a strong aviation background, and has flown jet and piston aircraft in the U.S. Air Force.