Chief Commercial Officer Named by Sidus Space
Eric Gillenwater has been appointed to the role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) by Sidus Space, leading the company’s commercial strategy and implementation to further support its overall mission of “Bringing Space Down To Earth”.
"I look forward to helping build the commercial strategy that differentiates our offering and enables us to make our vision a reality.”
Eric Gillenwater
With over 20 years of experience in technology and business strategy development, Gillenwater has a proven track record of driving revenue growth and profitability through effective commercial strategy development and execution. Most recently, Gillenwater served as Vice President and Business Head, Global Carrier & Enterprise for OneWeb, where he was responsible for all aspects of global commercial strategy and operations across multiple verticals.
Prior to OneWeb, Gillenwater served as vice president and Business Head, US and Europe for Bharti Airtel, where he was responsible for full operational and revenue control over direct and channel sales for Bharti Airtel US and Bharti Airtel Europe.
Gillenwater holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from Monmouth College along with an International MBA from Fordham University.
Chief Commercial Officer will Focus on Company Expansion
“We couldn’t be more excited to have Eric join our leadership team,” said Carol Craig, Founder & CEO of Sidus Space. “Eric’s extensive commercial and international experience provides unique insights to further expand our offerings, while also propelling the expansion of Sidus’ data services revenue stream as we prepare to actualize on the launch of our multi-mission satellite constellation.”
"I'm thrilled to join Sidus' passionate and committed team as we execute on the vision of making space accessible for everyone," Gillenwater said. "I look forward to helping build the commercial strategy that differentiates our offering and enables us to make our vision a reality.”
Located in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Sidus Space operates from a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing facility focused on commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection. The company’s heritage includes the design and manufacture of many flight and ground component parts and systems for various space-related customers and programs.
(Source: Sidus Space news release. Images provided and from file)