Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
- Symbol
- BAER
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Classification
- COMMON
- Status
- Current
Current Report · Items 5.02 · 8-K
Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc.
BAERNASDAQEQUITYCurrent
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On September 17, 2026, the Board of Directors of Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc.…
Company context
Based in Belgrade, Montana, Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest aerial firefighting companies. Bridger provides aerial firefighting and wildfire management services to federal and state government agencies, including the United States Forest Service, across the nation, as well as internationally. More information about Bridger Aerospace is available at https://www.bridgeraerospace.com.
Current securities
Registered securities in this filing
Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. · 8-K · Filed 2026-09-21
Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
- Symbol
- BAERW
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Classification
- WARRANT
- Status
- Current
Disclosure sections
Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 17, 2026, the Board of Directors of Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Rebecca Gerleman to the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective as of September 18, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).
Ms. Gerleman, age 36, served as Senior Director of Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting of the Company from February 1, 2026 until her appointment as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. She previously served as Director of Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting of the Company from December 2024 to January 2026. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Gerleman spent approximately twelve years at Deloitte & Touche LLP in progressive audit and assurance roles, including a position in the National Professional Practice, serving private and publicly listed companies within the aerospace & defense and life sciences industries. Ms. Gerleman started her career with Deloitte in 2012, where her last position was Audit & Assurance Senior Manager. Ms. Gerleman graduated from Whitworth University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She is a certified public accountant in the State of California.
Ms. Gerleman’s base salary will be $330,000 and she will be granted a one-time equity award in the amount of $108,733 consisting of restricted stock units. The equity award was issued pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan and the form of award agreements previously approved by the Board.
Ms. Gerleman will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s other benefits as may be offered from time to time to other similarly situated employees, including participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. In addition, Ms. Gerleman is expected to enter into an indemnification agreement, in the form generally provided to officers of the Company.
The selection of Ms. Gerleman to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer was not made pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between Ms. Gerleman and any other person. In addition, there are no family relationships between Ms. Gerleman and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no related persons transactions (within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K) involving Ms. Gerleman and the Company and/or its subsidiaries.