Eviation Interim CEO Explains Timing of Leadership Change

Eviation interim CEO Gregory Davis says the company’s leadership change was approved in December and its electric airplane, Alice, is a few weeks away from its first flight.

Thom Patterson

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 01:31 PM ET

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Alice, which has been undergoing taxi tests north of Seattle, is expected to make its first flight in a few weeks. [Courtesy Eviation]

Key Takeaways:

Eviation co-founder Omer Bar-Yohay has stepped down as CEO, a change planned by the board since December, though Bar-Yohay expressed surprise at the timing and linked it to a dispute with a main shareholder.
Gregory Davis is serving as interim CEO while the company conducts a search for a permanent leader with extensive aircraft manufacturing and servicing experience.
The company's all-electric airplane, Alice, is reportedly "weeks away" from its first flight following ongoing taxi and power tests.

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A day after company co-founder Omer Bar-Yohay stepped down as Eviation’s CEO, his temporary replacement said the timing of the leadership change was consistent with company plans.

With the first flight of its unique electric airplane test article just weeks away, Eviation interim CEO Gregory Davis told FLYING Tuesday that Bar-Yohay’s exit as CEO had been decided by the company’s board of directors last December. However, board members are months away from hiring Bar-Yohay’s replacement.