Leading Companies Through Crisis - Hooman Yazhari

Hooman Yazhari is Vice Chairman at Bristow Group and a BOD member with Voyager Aviation as well. During his relatively short career, he has led four companies through very challenging times, including two complete restructurings. His experience and compassion create a great playbook for current and future business leaders. In this episode, we discuss the short and medium-term challenges the aviation/aerospace and airline industry will experience, and how we’ll move beyond the chaos if COVID-19.

 

To come out of the COVID-19 crisis as seamlessly as possible, the industry will have to think holistically about solutions. -Hooman Yazhari

 

Takeaways + Tactics 

• Airline liquidity will be crucial. Cash is king, and in a situation as unprecedented as our current reality, that’s more true than ever. 
  
  
• Governments will need to help the aviation industry. They will be more likely to assist bigger airline companies and flag carriers. Smaller and secondary airlines will be forced to evaluate other options.
  
  
• Less pressing issues, such as carbon footprints will take a back seat to the COVID-19 crisis, but will re-emerge as important topics.

 

Guest Bio

Hooman Yazhari is a transformational CEO. He is the Vice Chairman of the Board at Bristow Group, as well as the Non-Executive Director at Voyager Aviation. Hooman has a tremendous track record of assisting distressed companies through major transformations, and is a key leader in extensive change management. He is an expert in the areas of finance, aviation, private equity and restructuring, among many others. Hooman is also passionate about philanthropic work, and is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Beyond Capital Fund. 

 

To find out more about Hooman, head to:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hoomanyazhari

https://www.beyondcapitalfund.org/impactinvestmentfund?lightbox=dataItem-jd3bpkbr 

http://prod-app-01.bristowgroup.com/about-bristow/management/board-of-directors/hooman-yazhari-director/

http://voyager.aero/board

 

Learn More About Your Host:

 

Co-founder and Managing Partner for Northstar Group, Craig is focused on recruiting senior level leadership, sales and operations executives for some of the most prominent companies in the aviation and aerospace industry. Clients include well known aircraft OEM’s, aircraft operators, leasing / financial organizations, and Maintenance / Repair / Overhaul (MRO) providers. 

 

Since 2009 Craig has personally concluded more than 150 executive searches in a variety of disciplines. As the only executive recruiter who has flown airplanes, sold airplanes AND run a business, Craig is uniquely positioned to build deep, lasting relationships with both executives and the boards and stakeholders they serve. This allows him to use a detailed, disciplined process that does more than pair the ideal candidate with the perfect opportunity, and hit the business goals of the companies he serves.