CHC Helicopter appoints Karl S. Fessenden as new CEO

CHC Group, the parent company of CHC Helicopter, has appointed Karl Fessenden chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors effective Feb. 9th, replacing William Amelio, who will be leaving the company. Mr. Fessenden joins CHC from GE, where over his 20-year career at the company he successfully led multiple global service business units, at GE Energy and GE Aviation.