Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has announced Nina Patz as its new Head of Business Development.
ELA Group CEO, Michael Jones, welcomed Nina to the team saying, “As ELA continues its schedule of discussions with international rocket companies, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Nina to help drive that process and to ensure we fill out our launch schedule through to the end of the decade.”
“Nina’s role will be to work closely with our growing customer base to close out contracts we’ve been negotiating for some time and then help us deliver launch and spaceport services tailored to our customers’ mission requirements and provide them with the benefits of launching from a state-of-the-art, full-service spaceport.” said Jones.
“We have worked with Nina in her previous role and always admired her style, industry knowledge and professionalism, we are very lucky to have her join us,” said Jones.
With a strong background in Business Development, Nina most recently worked with Australian aerospace company, Hypersonix Launch Systems. She was integral to the team that secured a US Department of Defense government contract through the Defense Innovation Unit in March 2023 against 62 global applicants.
“With ELA’s proven track record and exciting future ahead, I am thrilled to join the team as it enters its next phase,” Nina said. “I am grateful to be given this opportunity to work with a fantastic organisation such as ELA. I look forward to building ELA’s customer base as we build the spaceport of the future in northern Australia.”
