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.
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.
JAMES GILMOUR
Co-Founder &
Head of Launch Operations
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.
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.
DAVID DOYLE
Program Manager - Launch Vehicles
15+ years designing and building small satellites in Europe for commercial, institutional and government missions.
SHAUN KENYON
Program Manager - Satellites
12+ years of experience in Design and Project Management in the Aerospace, Automotive and Defence sectors in Australia and Germany.
SONIA HEGDE
Program Manager - Suborbital Launch Vehicle
9+ years experience in engineering design, project management and advanced manufacturing in the aerospace, manufacturing and defence sectors in Australia, Germany, and Switzerland.
CHRIS BRANDL
Head of Mechanical Engineering
10+ years in the space and aerospace industries across the public and private sectors. Masters in Mechatronic Engineering and Space Engineering.
KODY COOK
Head of Software, Electronics, GNC & Avionics
30+ years developing capabilities for the defence, aerospace and commercial sectors for global prime organisations.
30+ years developing capabilities for the defence, aerospace and commercial sectors for global prime organisations.
DR MICHAEL WILSON
Principal Engineer, Crew Capsule Program
18 years in designing avionics systems and leading on-board embedded software development for European launcher studies and flight programs.
STEFANO CAPOROSSI
Principal Engineer, Office of the Chief Engineer
20+ years of manufacturing experience across the nuclear, aerospace, automotive and power generation sectors in the UK.
MATTHEW HALSTEAD
Head of Production - Manufacturing
20+ years senior leadership roles in oil & gas, mining, financial services, and diversified businesses for public listed and private companies. B.Acc., Chartered Accountant CAANZ.
CHRIS HALL
Chief Financial Officer
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 Corporate Sales
20+ years in HNW investments marketing, research and communications in the banking and media industries before becoming a director at Gilmour Space.
MICHELLE GILMOUR
Director & Head of Communications
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.
MARK MAUCERI
Head of Supply Chain
Experienced in startups, law, finance and New Space, the Corporate Operations team is responsible for legal matters, regulatory risk, governance, administration and other corporate functions.
ROSIE WALL
Head of Corporate Operations
13+ years’ experience in Human Resources and Industrial Relations, providing advice and actioning initiatives in both the public and private sectors. BBus, DipLM
CARLY COLLINS
Human Resources Manager
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.
BRETT ROME
Professor Dava Newson was former Deputy Administrator of NASA, and the current Apollo Professor of Astronautics & Engineering Systems at MIT
ADVISOR
PROF DAVA NEWMAN
David Goodrich is Executive Director of Silver Spirit Partners, and has deep experience in advising defence, government, public and private sectors.
ADVISOR
DAVID GOODRICH
Jackie Taranto is the Economic Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, with 30+ years in technology, advanced manufacturing, investments & more.
ADVISOR
JACKIE TARANTO
Paul Bini has over 25-years’ experience advising at the intersection of business, economic development, government, policy and politics across Australia.
ADVISOR
PAUL BINI
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