Robert Wiesenthal
Non-Executive Chairman
Robert Wiesenthal has served as the Company's Non-Executive Chairman since August 2025. He served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer from May 2021 to August 2025, and OldCo's Chief Executive Officer from July 2015 to May 2021. Since the August 2025 sale of our passenger business, Mr. Wiesenthal has continued to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of Blade Urban Air Mobility, LLC. Mr. Wiesenthal has served as one of our directors since May 2021, and as a member of OldCo's Board of Directors from June 2014 to May 2021. From January 2013 to July 2015, Mr. Wiesenthal served as Chief Operating Officer of Warner Music Group Corp., a global music conglomerate. From 2000 to 2012, Mr. Wiesenthal served in various senior executive capacities with Sony Corporation, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sony Corporation of America. Prior to joining Sony, from 1988 to 2000, Mr. Wiesenthal served in various capacities with Credit Suisse First Boston, most recently as Managing Director, Head of Digital Media and Entertainment. Mr. Wiesenthal currently serves on the Board of Directors of TripAdvisor Inc., a Nasdaq-listed online travel company, and previously served on the Board of Directors of Starz, a Nasdaq-listed global media and entertainment company. Mr. Wiesenthal has a B.A. from the University of Rochester.
Melissa Tomkiel
Co-CEO, General Counsel and Director
Melissa M. Tomkiel has served as the Company's Co-Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel and as one of our directors since August 2025. Prior to that, she served as the Company's President and General Counsel from May 2021 to August 2025, as OldCo's President from January 2021 to May 2021, and as OldCo's General Counsel from February 2015 to May 2021. Ms. Tomkiel also served as OldCo's President, Fixed Wing from 2015 to 2020. From 2010 to 2015, Ms. Tomkiel served as President of LIMA NY Corp., a commuter air carrier operating amphibious seaplanes and rotorcraft. From 2006 to 2010, Ms. Tomkiel was an attorney at Pryor Cashman LLP, a U.S. law firm. Ms. Tomkiel has a J.D. from St. John's University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
William Heyburn
Co-CEO, Chief Financial Officer and Director
William A. Heyburn has served as the Company's Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and as one of our directors since August 2025. Prior to that, he served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development from May 2021 to August 2025, as OldCo's Chief Financial Officer from December 2020 through May 2021, and as OldCo's Head of Corporate Development from May 2018 through May 2021. From 2015 to April 2018, Mr. Heyburn served in various capacities at RedBird Capital Partners LP ("RedBird"), a private investment firm, most recently as Vice President. Prior to joining RedBird, Mr. Heyburn was a member of the U.S. Credit Investment Team at Oak Hill Advisors, L.P., a global alternative investment firm, from 2013 to 2015. Prior to joining Oak Hill, Mr. Heyburn was a member of the investment banking group at Moelis & Company, an independent investment bank, focused on restructuring transactions, from 2011 to 2013. Mr. Heyburn has an A.B. from Harvard University.
Andrew Lauck
Lead Independent Director
Andrew C. Lauck has served as one of our directors since March 2023. Mr. Lauck served as an observer on our Board from December 2022 to March 2023. Since December 2024, Mr. Lauck has been Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Maple Park Capital Partners ("MPC"), a private investment firm. Prior to co-founding MPC, Mr. Lauck served as Partner at RedBird from December 2019 to December 2024, where he was also a Principal from December 2016 to December 2019 and a Vice President from July 2014 to December 2016. At RedBird, Mr. Lauck led the firm's consumer investment business and was responsible for the firm's investments in the Company, Go Rentals, AeroCenters, Jet Linx, BETA Technologies, Equipment Share, Main Event Entertainment and RedBird QSR. Prior to joining RedBird, Mr. Lauck served as Vice President of BDT & Company LLC, a private merchant bank, from December 2013 to July 2014 and as an Associate from August 2011 to December 2013. Mr. Lauck was an Associate at Flexpoint Ford, LLC, a private equity investment firm, from July 2010 to August 2011 and an Analyst at Goldman Sachs, a NYSE-listed American multinational investment bank and financial services company, from July 2007 to June 2010. Mr. Lauck serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vogel Alcove, a non-profit organization on a mission to help young children overcome the lasting and traumatic effects of homelessness, a Trustee at Good Shepherd Episcopal School of Dallas, and a Board Member and Member of the Audit Committee of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. Mr. Lauck has a B.S. in Finance and International Business, with distinction and honors, from Indiana University, and is an FAA licensed, instrument-rated pilot.
Will Cook
Director (Independent)
William L. Cook, III has served as one of our directors since December 2025. Mr. Cook has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vail Health, a nonprofit community health care system, since January 2019. Prior to joining Vail Health, Mr. Cook served as UCHealth's President and Chief Executive Officer of University of Colorado Hospital from 2015 to 2018. In that role, Mr. Cook led major facility development projects, including two hospitals in northern and southern Denver. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cook held senior leadership positions at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), including Vice President of Transplant and Ambulatory Care at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital, and held a variety of roles at Johns Hopkins Health System in Baltimore. Mr. Cook received a Master of Health Administration (MHA) from Washington University School of Medicine and a B.A. in Business Administration from Texas A&M University. He also completed a two-year fellowship in Health Care Administration at Johns Hopkins Health System.
Reggie Love
Director (Independent)
Reginald L. Love has served as one of our directors since September 2021. Mr. Love has served as a Senior Advisor at Apollo Global Management, a private global alternative investment management firm, since February 2020. Mr. Love previously served as Partner at RON Transatlantic EG, an international financial holding company with interests in the financial services, logistics, energy, industrial and beer sectors in the United States, Latin America and Europe, from 2012 to February 2020. Prior to joining RON Transatlantic EG, Mr. Love served at the White House as personal aide to President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011, where he was responsible for assisting with the coordination and completion of the President's daily schedule as well as coordinating with other White House offices to set up long and medium range planning. Mr. Love has an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Political Science and Public Policy from Duke University. Mr. Love also serves on the boards of Cox Media Group, a private American media conglomerate, and the National Summer Learning Association, an American non-profit organization focused on education.
Edward Philip
Director (Independent)
Edward M. Philip has served as one of our directors since September 2019. Mr. Philip was the Chief Operating Officer of Partners in Health, a global non-profit healthcare organization, responsible for overseeing the operations of the Partners in Health projects globally including in countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Haiti, from 2013 to 2017. Previously he served as Special Partner of Highland Consumer Fund, a consumer-oriented investment fund which he founded, from 2013 to 2017 and as Managing General Partner from 2006 to 2013. Mr. Philip was one of the founding members of the internet search company Lycos, Inc. During his time with Lycos, Mr. Philip held the positions of President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at different times. Prior to joining Lycos, Mr. Philip spent time as the Vice President of Finance for The Walt Disney Company and also previously spent a number of years in investment banking. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of United Airlines Holdings Inc., a Nasdaq-listed airline, since 2016, and BRP Inc., a publicly traded Canadian recreational vehicle manufacturer, since 2005. From 2002 to 2023, Mr. Philip served on the Board of Directors of Hasbro, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed toy and entertainment company. Mr. Philip has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Economics and Mathematics from Vanderbilt University.