Sten Gustafson JD Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Chief Financial...

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

Sten Gustafson JD General Information

Biography

Mr. Sten L. Gustafson serves as our Chief Financial Officer and President at Pyrophyte Acquisition. He is a highly experienced energy service industry executive, investment banker, and corporate securities attorney. Since 2018, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the publicly traded Norwegian company, Golden Energy Offshore and has also served as an independent director for Western Rare Earths, the U.S. subsidiary of Australian rare earth mining company, American Rare Earths, since 2020. From 2012 to 2014, he was Chief Executive Officer and Director of Era Group, where he led the successful spin-out of Era from Seacor Holdings in January 2013, generating record quarterly revenues every quarter during his tenure while meaningfully de-leveraging the balance sheet. From 2017 to 2018, he served as a member of the Founding Steering Committee created by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia to establish a private commercial helicopter operator (The Helicopter Company) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. From 2017 to 2019, he served as a director at CHC Helicopter. He earned a B.A. in English from Rice University and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center. Previously, he was our Chief Executive Officer from February 12, 2021 until March 29, 2023. With over 25 years of experience in the global energy sector, he is well qualified to serve on our board of directors, having advised on over 100 corporate transactions around the world for over $100 billion of transaction value.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Chief Financial Officer and President, Pyrophyte Acquisition
Education
University of Houston, JD (Doctor of Law)
Rice University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
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Phone
+1 (713)
Address
  • 3262 Westheimer Road
  • Suite 706
  • Houston, TX 77098
  • United States
+1 (281)

Sten Gustafson JD Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Pyrophyte Acquisition Company Chief Financial Officer and President Houston, TX Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)

Sten Gustafson JD Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
CHC Helicopter Air Publicly Held Formerly PE-Backed Irving, TX
Pyrophyte Acquisition Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Publicly Held Corporation Houston, TX

Sten Gustafson JD Network (19)

Board Members (19)

Name Company Representing Location From
John Gremp CHC Helicopter Self Irving, TX
Craig Dobbin CHC Helicopter Self Irving, TX
Pyrophyte Acquisition Self Houston, TX
CHC Helicopter Self Irving, TX
CHC Helicopter Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Irving, TX

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