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
12+ years in satellite and launch vehicle engineering in Australia. Kody is also the Head of Software, Electrical, GNC and Avionics at Gilmour Space.
KODY COOK
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.
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
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
OUR PARTNERS
