Julie Cullivan Joins Astra Board of Directors
28 January 2023 - 01:10AM
Business Wire
Information technology and cybersecurity leader appointed to
Audit Committee
Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (NASDAQ: ASTR), a provider of
products and services to the global space industry, is proud to
announce the appointment of Julie Cullivan to the Astra Board of
Directors effective February 1, 2023. Ms. Cullivan will also join
Astra’s Audit Committee.
Ms. Cullivan has held executive positions at FireEye, Autodesk,
Forescout, McAfee, EMC, and Oracle. She is a recognized leader in
cybersecurity and compliance and a sought-after speaker on topics
including security as a boardroom imperative, women in security,
innovation, and building high impact teams.
“Julie’s leadership will be instrumental as Astra focuses on
delivering the next version of its launch system and spacecraft
engines to support mission-critical applications that demand the
highest levels of security and reliability,” said Chris Kemp,
Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Astra. “Her perspective and expertise
will be invaluable to the organization, and we are excited to have
her join our Board of Directors.”
“I am thrilled to be joining Astra’s board during this time of
focus on operational excellence and growth,” said Cullivan. “I look
forward to bringing my software, security, and operational
expertise to the leadership team and the board as we begin scaling
production of mission-critical spacecraft engines, and the rigor
required to deliver reliable launch services at scale.”
Ms. Cullivan has a B.S. degree in Finance from Santa Clara
University and brings extensive business, information technology,
and cybersecurity expertise to the Astra Board of Directors. In
addition to Astra, she serves on the board of directors for Axon
Enterprise, Inc. and HeartFlow, Inc.
About Astra
Astra’s mission is to improve life on Earth from space® by
creating a healthier and more connected planet. Today, Astra offers
one of the lowest cost-per-launch dedicated orbital launch services
of any operational launch provider in the world, and one of the
industry’s first flight-proven electric propulsion systems for
satellites, Astra Spacecraft Engine™. Astra delivered its first
commercial launch to low Earth orbit in 2021, making it the fastest
company in history to reach this milestone, just five years after
it was founded in 2016. Astra (NASDAQ: ASTR) was the first space
launch company to be publicly traded on Nasdaq. Visit astra.com to
learn more about Astra.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements made in this press release are
“forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements may be
identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”,
“expect”, “estimate”, “plan”, “outlook”, and “project” and other
similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or
trends or that are not statements of historical matters, including
the timing of when we may file our quarterly report on Form 10-Q
and those risks and uncertainties described from time to time in
other reports and other public filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230127005098/en/
Media Contact: Katie Clark media@astra.com
Investor Contact: Andrew Hsiung investors@astra.com
Astra Space (NASDAQ:ASTR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Feb 2024 to Mar 2024
Astra Space (NASDAQ:ASTR)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2023 to Mar 2024