Sarah Macken appointed CEO of Telespazio UK

04 July 2024

Sarah Macken joined Telespazio UK as CEO in July 2024.

Prior to joining Telespazio UK, Sarah worked for eight years with Airbus Defence and Space where she was Director of Business Development, Space and as Vice President of UK Sales for the last 3 years. She was Managing Director of Astute Strategies for several years before working for Airbus.

Sarah is joining the Telespazio UK team at a pivotal time as it moves into a new phase following the recent acquisition and ongoing integration of the e2E group.

"Sarah is highly experienced in the UK Space and Defence Market so is a great asset to the Telespazio UK team.  I am looking forward to working with her and I’m certain she will enable Telespazio UK to achieve its objectives. I would also like to express my thanks to Patrick Lacey for his service as CEO ad interim".

Adrian Weir, Chair of the Telespazio UK Board of Directors. 

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