Erickson Incorporated announced the appointment of Glenn Johnson to the company's Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Johnson will serve as a Director and will replace Gary Scott as Audit Committee Chairman. Mr. Johnson joins the Board with more than 30 years of aviation experience obtained through roles of increasing responsibility with Alaska Air Group.

Recently, he retired as the President of Alaska Group's Horizon Airlines subsidiary where he also served as Alaska Group's Executive Vice President responsible for developing and executing a plan to improve IT capabilities across the entire organization. Mr. Johnson currently serves on the board for Central Washington University, an appointment made by Washington State Governor Jay Inslee.