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Renens, March 5th, 2025 // SWISSto12, one of the industry’s fastest-growing satellite companies and a leader in RF communications solutions, today announced that former SES and O3b Networks CEO, Steve Collar, is joining the Board of Directors of SWISSto12 and will serve as Chairman.
Steve brings more than 30 years of satellite industry experience including 5 years at the helm of SES, one the of world’s largest satellite businesses and more than 6 years leading O3b Networks from initiative funding through scale up, constellation launch and commercial success as the fastest-growing operator in the industry.
Roland Loos, Chairman since 2016 and industry veteran, continues as a member of the Board and will hand over the Chairman position to Steve Collar.
SWISSto12 is expanding the horizons of satellite communications and powering the next-generation of satellite systems, establishing market leadership in secure sovereign space systems and regional solutions based on its revolutionary HummingSat design, re-defining small and agile geostationary satellites to enable operators and nations to use smaller assets to better address secure sovereign connectivity requirements, affordably replace ageing assets, service regional markets and support a variety of emerging payloads.
SWISSto12 has developed patented 3D printing technology to disrupt the design and manufacturing of RF antennas, developed satellite users terminals including active electronically steered antennas deployed on hundreds of airborne, maritime and ground platforms and deployed thousands of products operating in space from LEO and GEO. With over 40% CAGR revenue growth, the company has developed footprint across Switzerland, Europe and the USA, including over 5700m2 of production areas. Last year, the company was already recognized as a Global Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and 2024 “Hottest companies in satellite” by Via Satellite.
“I am excited and honoured to be joining the Board of SWISSto12, one of the fastest growing and most exciting business in the satellite industry. The company has a bold vision, an outstanding and expanding customer base and a terrific team. I am looking forward to working with Emile, Roland and the rest of the Board as we take SWISSto12 to ever greater heights”
Steve Collar
“I am very proud and thrilled that Steve joins our fast growing company. After almost 10 years serving as the Chairman of this fantastic company, I am happy to handover to Steve who is the right person to drive SWISSto12 into the next steps of its development and growth. I will continue to support Emile, the board and the entire team through the next steps of our journey”
Roland Loos
“I really look forward to partnering up with Steve on the next steps of SWISSto12’s growth journey. He brings with him tremendous technical, entrepreneurial, management and industry experience along with a positive mindset that I strongly relate to. Our industry is currently going through a significant amount of change and SWISSto12 is determined to play a major role in enabling the future of satellite communications globally“
Emile de Rijk
About SWISSto12
SWISSto12 is a leading manufacturer of advanced Radio-Frequency products and systems, including satellite payloads and HummingSat: a small yet powerful geostationary telecommunications satellite developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) through its public-private-partnership program. Its customers include satellite operators such as Inmarsat and Intelsat, and blue-chip industry leaders such as Thales, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
SWISSto12’s RF products and satellites benefit from the company’s unique and patented 3D-printing technologies and associated Radio-Frequency product designs that deliver lightweight, compact, highly performing, and competitive RF functionality. Besides its space portfolio, the company is also active in telecommunications and aeronautic applications.
SWISSto12 owns the largest IP portfolio worldwide around the use of 3D printing for RF product applications.
SWISSto12 has developed commercially with success and is amongst the fastest growing aerospace companies in Europe, with recognition by ViaSatellite as one of the “2024 hottest companies in satellite” as well as a nomination by the World Economic Forum as a “2024 Technology Pioneer”.
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