LEADERSHIP LYCEUM: A CEO’S VIRTUAL MENTOR – EPISODE 1
LEADING IN A DOWNTURN
With Jonathan Baliff CEO of Bristow Group

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Since July 2014, Jonathan Baliff has been the CEO of the Bristow Group, a $1.7B company providing fixed and rotary wing air service to the global off-shore energy industry. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as CFO for four years. He has also been the head of strategy at NRG Energy and a member of the global energy group at both JP Morgan and Credit Suisse. Baliff attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, and later obtained his master’s in foreign service. He was an aviator in the United States Air Force, flying the F-4G Phantom in the first Gulf War. He retired with the rank of Captain.
In part 1 of this 2 part interview with Jonathan Baliff, CEO of $1.7B NYSE-listed Bristow Group, he discusses his experience moving from CFO to CEO during a downturn in the energy industry. Our conversation will explore his priorities around safety, culture and corporate performance and overall leadership. He will provide advice to CFOs interested in becoming CEOs and to Boards contemplating a CEO succession process.
In part 2 of our conversation, Jonathan shares his experiences going through an intensive CEO succession process at Bristow and will provide advice to CFOs considering the part to CEO and to Boards contemplating a CEO succession process. In Jonathan’s words, “What got you here isn’t necessarily going to get you there.”

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