CHC Group has announced that Imran Hayat, currently serving as acting general counsel, has been confirmed by its Board of Managers to assume the role permanently moving forward. Hayat assumed the acting position in January 2018 from his previous position of chief compliance officer and litigation counsel. He will report to Karl Fessenden, CHC’s president and chief executive officer (CEO), and be responsible for all global legal matters.
Hayat joined CHC in 2015 and has been a key part of the company’s restructuring and global compliance efforts. He has more than 15 years of global law firm experience counselling some of the world’s largest companies in the areas of aviation, finance and real estate matters. Hayat has successfully litigated individual and class actions, led large teams of attorneys in complex litigation matters, and is also adept in developing strategies to address complex international legal matters.