Goonhilly Restructure To Meet Changing Space Comms Needs

Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) announced a major operations restructuring on 19th July. The company is separating its operations into three different sections so that each can better focus on client needs.

The three divisions are:

• Commercial Satcom,
• Defence and Security, and
• Lunar and Deep Space Communication.

Personnel Changes at Goonhilly

The company announced that personnel changes and additions are taking place as well. According to the press release:

• Executive Chairman, Kenn Herskind will spearhead the company, and
• Dave Keighley will be appointed Managing Director, Defence and Security, and
• Andrew Binding will be appointed Non-Executive Director.

From the press release:

Kenn Herskind, Executive Chairman, Goonhilly: “I’m delighted to be leading the company at this exciting time in its development. As we have expanded, so has our customer base, and we are thrilled to be serving a range of markets with our trusted solutions.”

As part of the restructuring, Goonhilly is also accelerating the development of its services to customers across the Defence and Security sector. Dave Keighley will join the company as the firm’s Managing Director for this segment in September. He brings with him over 25 years of experience within the sector, most recently as the Assistant Head for Space Strategy and Operations within the Ministry of Defence.

Dave Keighley, incoming MD Defence and Security, Goonhilly: “I am excited to lead the development of Goonhilly’s Defence and Security division. Goonhilly’s expertise around Space Domain Awareness and secure satellite communications are becoming well-recognised across the Defence and Security sector. I look forward to working with customers (both new and existing), while improving and expanding our services to meet their evolving needs.”

A further board appointment is Andrew Binding who will serve as Non-Executive Director. Andrew brings experience to the company from his time as a technology development engineer, working across space and communications products. The company will also benefit from Andrew’s more recent experience as a Chartered Financial Planner.

Goonhilly will be exhibiting at Farnborough International Airshow between the 22^nd and 26^th of July (Stand #4310, Space Zone, Hall 4), where they will be on hand to discuss how their secure and reliable communication services can support customers.