Clyde Space aims at the stars with new recruits
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Will Whitehorn, currently holding roles including deputy chairman of Perth-based transport giant Stagecoach Group, joins as non-executive chairman while Jennifer Riddell-Dillet lands from optical product specialists Daysoft as chief operating officer.
Craig Clark, chief executive of Clyde Space, said the hires have been made at a crucial time in the growth of the private-equity backed company, which has more than 80 staff at present, expanding by more than 50 per cent a year.
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Hide AdThe appointments come as the firm moves “to support the growing market demands for production of high volumes of advanced small spacecraft,” he added, saying Clyde Space is a “rapidly growing” $10 million (£7.5m) company and aims to “secure a significant share of the $2.2 billion small satellite market”.