
Our Team
Meet our leadership team
Our Board and Executive Management embody a powerful combination of business acumen, industry experience and solid engineering expertise and are focused on a clear ambition: to become a world leader in commercial small satellites and services from space.
Our Team

Luis Gomes
CEO

Luis Gomes
CEO
MSc, Satellite Technology, University of Surrey, Guildford; Technological Physics, University of Lisbon
Luis has 25 years of experience in the space industry, specialising in the small satellite field. He joined AAC Clyde Space in 2019 from Britain’s Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, where he was CTO and Executive Director with responsibility for defining and implementing both technical and commercial strategies.

Mats Thideman
CFO & Deputy CEO

Mats Thideman
CFO & Deputy CEO
MSc, Industrial Economics, Linköping Institute of Technology
Mats is responsible for finance and investor relations. He has years of experience as a CFO within growing industrial companies, as well as public and venture capital owners, such as Åkerströms, Image Systems (publ.), TracTechnology (publ.), and most recently, Cortus Energy AB (publ.).

Andrew Strain
CTO

Andrew Strain
CTO
MEng, Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Business Studies, University of Strathclyde
In his role as CTO, Andrew contributes a wide range of skills, such as systems engineering knowledge, product development, manufacturing, project management, quality and business development. While at Clyde Space, including as Chief Engineer, Andrew has built more than 15 years of experience in developing and delivering small satellites.

Peter Anderson
CCO

Peter Anderson
CCO
Postgraduate Diploma, Computer-Aided Engineering, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley; BEng Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow
Peter is responsible for the commercial strategy and development of the business through marketing, sales, product development and customer service activities to drive business growth and market share. He has been with the company for six years and brings more than 15 years’ experience across a variety of engineering and management roles.

Dr. Dino Lorenzini
CSO

Dr. Dino Lorenzini
CSO
ScD, Astronautical Engineering, MIT; MBA, Auburn University; SM, Astronautical Engineering, MIT; BSc, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs
Dino, a retired US Air Force Colonel, brings a wealth of space programme know-how and industry experience spanning more than six decades. He tested the Apollo Lunar Module navigation system, early GPS development, DARPA Space-Based Laser, and the Strategic Defense Initiative. An entrepreneur at heart, Dino founded the Eyetel IoT system, Ellipso Mobile Satellite System, Aprize Satellite and SpaceQuest (now AAC SpaceQuest), where has served as CEO for the past 25 years.

Dr. Andrew Carrel
President of Data and Services

Dr. Andrew Carrel
President of Data and Services
PhD, Electronic Engineering, University of Surrey Space Centre, Guildford; MSc, Astronautics & Space Engineering, Cranfield University; BA, MSci, Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge.
Andrew is responsible for delivering new solutions for the company’s users of data and services from space. He has worked in the space industry for more than 20 years. He was previously CTO at Rezatec providing geospatial analytics using satellite data, and prior to that managing mission programmes at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Andrew has a technical background in GNC and Artificial Intelligence.

Kulwinder Bhumbra
Chief People Officer

Kulwinder Bhumbra
Chief People Officer
BSc Biomedical Sciences & Psychology; MSc Human Resource Management, University of Strathclyde Glasgow Scotland
Kulwinder has more than 10 years of experience working in Human Resources in both private and not-for profit-sectors. She brings her experience of partnering with business leaders at strategic, operational and tactical levels to improve people processes and drive excellence. She is be responsible for working with the Executive Management Team to develop our people strategy to support our long-term business plan.

Ross Lang
Director of Finance UK and Deputy CFO

Ross Lang
Director of Finance UK and Deputy CFO
In addition to deputizing for the CFO, Ross is responsible for Group’s Cyber policy and strategy. Following 15 years in professional services providing outsourced financial management support to SMEs, Ross now has over a decade of experience in the space sector

Richard McKay
President of Space Missions

Richard McKay
President of Space Missions
Executive Management Development Programme. University of Bath,
CPD, Masterclass in Negotiation Skills CMG Professional Training
Richard is responsible for the operations of AAC Clyde Space Glasgow. He has over 25 years’ experience in electronics components, safety & mission critical electromechanical product design and manufacturing. He is an experienced global executive with a successful track record of growth and transformation for leading business units within the Aerospace and Defence sector. Richard Joined Clyde Space in August 2022.

Frédéric Menard
President of Space Products

Frédéric Menard
President of Space Products
MSc, Control Systems, Instrumentation and Embedded Systems, Engineering School ENSICAEN, Caen
Master of Advanced Studies Sensor, Actuator, Control Systems from Caen University
Frederic is responsible for the Space Product Business Line of AAC Clyde Space. and manages the site of AAC Clyde Space in Delft. He has a background in control systems and brings experience in research and development, project engineering, project management and team management. Prior to joining AAC Clyde Space, he worked 20 years in the process control industry where he held technical, programmatic and management positions
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