Our board memberscome from different areas with diverse expertise, and are all committed to supporting SMEs in the growth of the space industry.
Hans Bracquené
Chairman
Hans Bracquené has experience in the legal aspects of R&D and Innovation, negotiation and drafting of R&D agreements, license agreements and creation of spin-offs with special emphasis on the rules applicable to international and national government funding of innovation.
Giovanni Sylos Labini
Board Member
Giovanni Sylos Labini is CEO at Planetek Italia, Vice Chairman of EARSC (European Association of Remote Sensing Companies) and of the Apulian Aerospace District (DTA), and Past President of AIPAS (the Italian Aerospace SMEs Association).
Stelios Bollanos
Board Member
Stelios Bollanos is current director and co-founder of Planetek Hellas. He has 20 years of experience with various customers such as ESA, the European Commission, the European Union Satellite Centre (EU SatCen), the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC).
Steve Greenland
Board Member
Steve Greenland is founder and managing director of Craft Prospect, after completing research during a PhD in Small Satellite Systems Development at the University of Strathclyde. He is also director of Omanos Analytics and SME committee chair of UKspace.
Vesselin Vassilev
Board Member
Vesselin Vassilev is founder and technology director of Novorell Technologies after receiving a PhD in electrical engineering from the university KULeuven. In 2010 Dr. Vassilev initiated the establishment of Cluster Aero-Space Technologies, Research and Applications (CASTRA) and is also affiliated to the Space and Solar-Terrestrial Research Institute (SSTRI).
James Barrington-Brown
Observer
James Barrington-Brown is founder and chairman of the multinational spacecraft subsystems and component manufacturer NewSpace Systems, with more than thirty years of experience in the commercial satellite industry. Previous chairman of ASTOS and CEO of Satellite Services Ltd.