CHC Helicopter has announced the appointment of two new directors to oversee its UK and Norwegian operations, months after a string of executives left the company.
Harry Bos and Tore Villard will take on the roles of operational directors for the UK and Norway, respectively, CHC announced on Monday.
Mr Bos joined the group after serving 19 years in the military. He has been deployed to Albania, Iraq and Afghanistan and has been a SAR pilot.
In 2013, he started as a senior first officer (SFO) on the S92 and became a captain in 2014. He fulfilled the roles of Flight Safety office, Company Council Chair, Chief Pilot and MFO before being appointed as Operational Director.
He will retain these responsibilities whilst his former role as MFO is filled, the company said.
Mr Bos added: “CHC has built its reputation on going above and beyond for customers to deliver unmatched helicopter services. I have been working with closely with colleagues in the UK and around the world to improve and enhance our services for a number of years now, and am thrilled to be taking on this new role and the responsibilities that come with it as we continue to grow the business and take it to new heights.”
Mr Villard meanwhile is a 20-year veteran of CHC and recently re-joined the business after a period away form a start-up in the food and drinks industry.
He began his CHC career as a pilot before moving into management, holding numerous positions, including as accountable director in Norway in 2010. He was recognised for his work as a safety champion by the National Civil Aviation Authority in 2009.
Commenting on his new role, he added: “CHC as an organisation has played a central to my personal and professional development for several decades. I am thrilled to be returning to the business and am looking forward to connecting and working with new old and new colleagues to further build the company from a position of strength.”
CHC’s SVP for helicopter services, Kevin Spengler, said: “We are delighted to confirm Harry and Tore as our new Operational Directors. They are highly experienced pilots who lead by example. We are confident in their abilities to provide the clarity, focus and direction their teams need to ensure we continually deliver safe and effective helicopter services for our customers.”
The appointments come in the wake of a major reshuffle across the group’s North Sea management.
Norway country manager Per Andre Ryhkus stood down suddenly in late September, while at the same time, head of EMEA at subsidiary CHC Scotia subsidiary, Mark Abbey, general counsel Kate Standring and financial planning and analysis director Roy Middleton were all terminated as directors.
The disclosures were made in public filings on the UK’s Companies House register.
CHC nodded this week to its recently completed $500m refinancing and restructuring, which it said would help it adapt to evolving customer needs and meet the opportunities in a “reinvigorated” global market.
The move divides the business into helicopter services and technical services, which it said would offer a “simpler and streamlined structure”.
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