Udo Rieder, President and Chief Executive Officer

Prior to joining Erickson, Mr. Rieder was Vice President Parts Logistics and Services for Bombardier Aerospace, located in Montreal, Canada.

Mr. Rieder's background includes over 21 years of aerospace experience including Vice President Engineering and Planning, and Vice President Purchasing at Delta Air Lines, in addition to other engineering experience with Bell Helicopter Textron and American Airlines. His formal education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A& M University and executive training courses at Emory University in Atlanta and Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania.

He has served as the Chairman of the Engineering, Maintenance and Materiel Council of the Air Transport Association and as the Chairman of the e-Business Committee for the same organization. In 2004, the Association honored him with the prestigious Nuts 'n Bolts award. This honor is given in recognition of outstanding service and contributions to the airline industry over an extended period; and for succeeding in improving the system or component processes related to airline engineering, maintenance or material management.

Scott Fitzgerald, Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing

Prior to his appointment as Erickson Air-Crane Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, Mr. Fitzgerald completed a very successful career of over 14 years with Bell Helicopter Textron where he led his international sales teams to double-digit growth both for new and refurbished aircraft around the world. In his most recent assignment as Executive Director for Europe, Africa and Middle East, he was responsible for business development, sales, strategy and customer relationships throughout the region to both commercial and military customers. Prior to his position as Executive Director of EAME, Mr. Fitzgerald was the Director of Foreign Military Sales at Bell Helicopter where he was very actively involved with providing needed aircraft and aircraft services for international partners both in the war on drugs and the war on terror.

Mr. Fitzgerald has a broad Aviation background spanning over 24 years which began upon his entry into the United States Army as a commissioned officer where he served as a United States Army Aviator in various regions of the world to include Operation Desert Shield/Storm. He holds commercial ratings for both Helicopters and fixed wing aircraft and holds a bachelor's degree from Furman University and an MBA from the Texas Christian University.

Eric Fraenkel, Vice President Plant Operations

Mr. Eric Fraenkel started his career in aviation at Rosenbalm Aviation, where he became the assistant lead for performing cargo door conversions on DC-8 aircraft. His career with Erickson began as a sheet metal mechanic in February 1979. In 1980 he was selected to transfer and assist with the development of the new Component Overhaul Shop. In 1982 he became a Component Overhaul Shop supervisor. In 1991 he became the Component Overhaul Shop manager. In 2003 he became the Director of Manufacturing and Aircraft Maintenance. In 2004 he became the Vice President of Plant Operations. Eric holds an Airframe and Power Plant license as well as numerous other technical certifications and has taken many courses in continuous process improvement, set-up reduction, the theory of constraints, and integrated resource management. He has also served as the Vice President for 2 years and President for 3 years within the local APICS (Society for Education for Resource Management) board. As the Vice President of Plant Operations, Eric oversees the program office for critical chain project management and company wide lean implementation. He also oversees MRO marketing/sales and customer support, engineering, production, maintenance, training, plant maintenance, quality, materials/logistics, and warehousing as well as the compliance office for national and international aviation regulations.

H. E. "Mac" McClaren, Vice President Aerial Services

Prior to joining Erickson, Mr. McClaren was Vice President and Program Manager for the V-22 Osprey Programs at Bell Helicopter, located in Fort Worth, Texas.

Mr. McClaren comes to Erickson with over 3 decades of experience in rotorcraft. He has served over 25 years in the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter pilot logging over 4,500 hours in 14 different type aircraft. He has held numerous operational and acquisition billets including the Head, Expeditionary Aviation Working Group, Commanding Officer, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Operations Officer, 1st Marine Division, and Program Development Officer for the Marine Corps (Prince of the POM). After retiring from the Marine Corps, Mr. McClaren worked at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. as Director, Heavy Lift Programs where he brought the US Marine Corps' Heavy Lift Replacement Program (CH-53K) through concept to Milestone B and into System Development and Demonstration (SDD). And finally at Bell Helicopter he worked as Vice President, H-1 Upgrades, VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Program, and U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Programs and finally VP and PM for the MV-22 and CV-22 Osprey Programs.

Mr. McClaren is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, the U.S. Army War College, as well as executive training courses at the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Charles Ryan, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Ryan has almost 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Prior to joining Erickson he was Chief Financial Officer for Latham Manufacturing Corp., located in Albany, NY. Prior to Latham, he served as Chief Financial Officer for SSG Precision Optronics, Inc., located in Wilmington, Ma.

Mr. Ryan has also served as Vice President of Finance for BE Aerospace; Vice President of Finance for General Electric subsidiaries and various other financial roles with Textron (later becoming part of Allied Signal); Howmet; and Olin Corporation.

Mr. Ryan is a CPA licensed in Massachusetts and is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He received his B.S. in Accounting from Quinnipiac University and an MBA from University of New Haven.