Erickson Incorporated announced that Barry Kohler will take the role of CEO on May 1, 2023. Kohler has been in the aerospace industry for more than 40 years, with over 20 years in the helicopter industry. Kohler brings extensive leadership and aerospace industry expertise to the Erickson team during a transformational time.

His background is in technology development and business leadership, having held senior leadership positions with Honeywell, BAE Systems and Bell Flight/Textron.