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Bridger Aerospace Announces CFO Retirement and Succession Plan; Appoints Anne Hayes as Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Ernie Freedman to Board of Directors
BELGRADE, Mont., Nov. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (“Bridger”, “the Company” or “Bridger Aerospace”), (NASDAQ: BAER, BAERW), one of the nation’s largest aerial firefighting companies, today announced the planned retirement of Eric Gerratt, Chief Financial Officer. The Company also announced a succession plan for the CFO role, with the appointment of Director Anne Hayes as Deputy Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of Ernie Freedman as an independent
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