IGNITING PASSION.
Gilmour team photo taken with the Yugambeh language group on the Gold Coast on National Reconciliation Week 2022.
TEAM HEADS
20-year bank MD turned space entrepreneur who believes that New Space will benefit greatly from having more affordable & dedicated access to space.
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ADAM GILMOUR
Co-Founder &
Chief Executive Officer
15 years in business development driving Gilmour's engagement with government, academia and industry. Active member & advisor at the SIAA, NSSA & QSF.
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JAMES GILMOUR
Co-Founder &
Head of Launch Operations
A chartered accountant with 20+ years of experience in finance across the energy, financial and software industries, helping drive small companies scale and prosper into global operations.
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ASHLEY HASFORTH
Chief Financial Officer
25 yrs of senior leadership in engineering, supply
chain, operations, strategic business planning, workforce design &
procurement across a number of industries incl. the aerospace, automotive & military sectors.
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MARK MAUCERI
Chief of Staff
A lawyer by profession but a scientist at heart, James has 20+ years as a lawyer advising on large scale resources projects and new developments.
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JAMES MINCHINTON
General Counsel
15+ years of experience in the design, development, testing and launch of different propulsion and launcher technologies in the European private sector and institutional projects.
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ELEAZAR GONZALEZ CASAS
Chief Engineer
15+ years as a Defence Program Manager in the private & public sectors, and an Air Force Test Pilot. Experienced with hypersonic/orbital launch vehicles, satellite communications and sensors.
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DAVID DOYLE
Director of Launch Vehicles & Satellites
20+ years of manufacturing experience across the nuclear, aerospace, automotive and power generation sectors in the UK.
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MATTHEW HALSTEAD
Head of Production - Manufacturing
20+ years in design and development engineering, primarily in scientific satellite systems with expertise in spacecraft thermal, mechanisms and systems engineering.
MARK GRIMMINCK
Head of Satellites
A tradesman turned engineer turned program manager, Chris has 10+ years of local and international experience in engineering design, project management and advanced manufacturing across the aerospace, manufacturing and defence sectors.
CHRIS BRANDL
Head of Launch Vehicles
12+ years of experience in Design and Project Management in the Aerospace, Automotive and Defence sectors in Australia and Germany.
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SONIA HEGDE
Program Manager,
Defence Programs
20+ years experience in aerospace multinational corporations and start ups, including business development, account management and program management in the civil and defence sectors.
DAVID JERVIS
Head of Sales
13+ years’ experience in Human Resources and Industrial Relations, providing advice and actioning initiatives in both the public and private sectors. BBus, DipLM
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CARLY ALLEN
Human Resources Manager
20+ years in HNW investments marketing, research and communications in the banking and media industries before becoming a director at Gilmour Space.
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MICHELLE GILMOUR
Director & Head of Communications
BOARD MEMBERS & ADVISORS
BOARD MEMBER
Rick Baker is Co-founder of Australian venture capital firm Blackbird Ventures, which led Gilmour Space's Series A round and co-invested in their Series B and C rounds.
RICK BAKER
BOARD MEMBER
Martin Duursma is Partner at Main Sequence Ventures (CSIRO Innovation Fund), which led Gilmour Space's Series B funding and co-invested in the Series C.
MARTIN DUURSMA
BOARD OBSERVER
Brett Rome is Managing Partner at Fine Structure Ventures, a venture capital fund affiliated with the parent company of Fidelity Investments, which led Gilmour Space's Series C.