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Lausanne, Switzerland – December 15th, 2020 – SWISSto12 today announced that Dr. Peter Guggenbach will join the company as Chief Growth Officer starting January 1st 2021.
Dr. Emile de Rijk, CEO and co-founder of SWISSto12 said:
“Peter’s trusted reputation serving within the Space Industry and his extensive experience in growing international organizations, leading product developments, strategic partnerships and building long lasting customer relations makes him well suited to lead our strategic growth initiatives,We are very pleased to bring him on board. We look forward to his contributions and insights as we continue to expand our portfolio of leading-edge advanced RF products and solutions based on our 3D printing technology to support our current and future customers.”
“I’m excited to join SWISSto12, a very inspiring company with a unique value proposition in 3D printed RF solutions, SWISSto12 is financially well funded and has a great potential for growth with significant benefits for Space and Surveillance customers.”
Peter headed the RUAG Space division for more than a decade, making it the number one supplier of Space products in Europe with 12 sites in six countries. Under his leadership, the organization has become the largest independent space supplier in Europe. Peter has built up the US business with its own production sites, which after around five years already accounts for a third of the organization annual sales.
Peter holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Zurich University of Applied Science and a PhD and Master of Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH. He has an Executive MBA from IMD Lausanne and has been in several management positions at ABB, ultimately leading its Swiss Automation Products Division with 800 MUSD annual revenues. Previously he was employed by Bosch Scintilla as Project Manager for Quality Improvements and by Mitsubishi in Japan to lead the System Developments of ITER. He has been Vice President Eurospace and President Swiss Space Industry Group. He is Board Member of the Aerosuisse and CFAS (Commission Fédérale pour les Affaires Spatiales) and Member of the Board of Advisers of the Purdue Cislunar Initiative. Peter has been for 25 years a Helicopter Pilot in the Swiss Air Force and holds a rank of a Major.
Expanding the team with experienced professionals highlights SWISSto12’s fast growth in solutions for next generation Space and Surveillance Systems. SWISSto12’s key technologies are protected by numerous patents and trade secrets that allow for significant performance, higher level integration and mass enhancements over traditional solutions.
About SWISSto12
SWISSto12 is a leading manufacturer of advanced satellite RF products, payloads and systems, including the HummingSat: a small yet powerful geostationary telecommunications satellite developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) through its public-private-partnership program. The company’s RF products benefit from unique and patented 3D-printing technologies and associated Radio Frequency (RF) product designs that deliver lightweight, compact, highly performing, and competitive RF functionality.
Besides its space portfolio, the company is also active in telecommunications and surveillance applications for the aeronautic industry. SWISSto12 has developed commercially with success in Europe and in the USA, and is amongst the fastest growing aerospace companies in Europe. SWISSto12 spun off in 2011 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), is privately owned and backed by prominent Swiss and European Investors.
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