Sidus Space Inc (NASDAQ:SIDU) announced it has appointed Eric Gillenwater to the position of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
In a statement, Cape Canaveral, Florida-based Sidus told shareholders that Gillenwater will lead the company’s commercial strategy and implementation to further support its overall mission of “Bringing Space Down To Earth.”
The new CCO has over 20 years of experience in technology and business strategy development, having most recently served as a vice president at OneWeb, where he was responsible for all aspects of global commercial strategy and operations across multiple verticals.
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Prior to OneWeb, Gillenwater served as vice president and business head, US and Europe for Bharti Airtel, where he was responsible for full operational and revenue control over direct and channel sales for Bharti Airtel US and Bharti Airtel Europe.
“We couldn’t be more excited to have Eric join our leadership team,” said Carol Craig, Sidus CEO.
“Eric’s extensive commercial and international experience provides unique insights to further expand our offerings, while also propelling the expansion of Sidus’ data services revenue stream as we prepare to actualize on the launch of our multi-mission satellite constellation.”
Gillenwater told Sidus shareholders that he is “thrilled” to join the team and help execute the vision of making space accessible for everyone.
“I look forward to helping build the commercial strategy that differentiates our offering and enables us to make our vision a reality.”
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