After an election by the membership, the Board of Directors of Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) welcomes seven new Directors for three-year terms that started on July 1st.
- Kidsan Barnes, Senior Vice President, Maritime, Cruise & Ferry, Neuron
- Leslie Blaker Glass, Vice President Strategic and Business Development, Hughes Defense Intelligence Systems Division
- Cristi Damian, Vice President, Business Development, Comtech
- Tim Deaver, Vice President, Global Sales and Solutions, Mynaric
- Andrew Faiola, Commercial Vice President, Astroscale
- Jamie Graham, Business Development, KippsDeSanto & Co.
- Matt Grob, Chief Technology Officer, Globalstar
In addition, the election returned five Board members for a second term:
- Julie Bettinger, Chief Marketing Officer, ST Engineering iDirect
- Josef Bogosian, Vice President, Business Development, Commercial Satellites, Boeing
- Marie-Pierre Pluvinage, Director, C4lSR & Secure Comms, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.
- James Trevelyan (SSPI Chair), Global Commercial Lead, Speedcast
- Elias Zaccack, Executive Vice President, Global Sales, SES Networks
Having previously served as President, James Trevelyan, Global Commercial Lead at Speedcast has been appointed Chairman of SSPI, following the successful term of Chairwoman Katherine Gizinski, Chief Executive Officer of River Advisers. Jessica Beahn, Vice President and Chief Engineer at Maxar Space has been appointed by the Board as its next President.
“A quick review of these lists shows the diversity of the space and satellite industry as represented on SSPI’s Board of Directors,” said executive director Robert Bell. “It makes for a complex ecosystem but also a strong one that is adapting at speed to a changing market.”
Continuing in service on SSPI’s Board of Directors are:
- Jessica Beahn (SSPI President), Vice President and Chief Engineer, Maxar Space
- Aaron Lewis, Vice President, Corporate Communications & Government Relations, Arianespace, Inc.
- Mike Safyan, Vice President of Launch & Strategic Initiatives, Planet
Tina Ghataore of Aerospacelab serves as SSPI-WISE Liaison. Elizabeth Evans of Clyde & Co. serves as General Council.