WESTMINSTER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
DigitalGlobe,
a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and
Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), announced today that Mike
Edwards has joined DigitalGlobe as Vice President, Senior Advisor
Defense Programs, to provide strategic leadership on various defense
programs, including the company’s work with the U.S. Department of
Defense and collaboration with aero-defense companies. Edwards joins the
company’s senior leadership team and will report to DigitalGlobe
President Dan Jablonsky.
“I’m excited to welcome Mike Edwards to the DigitalGlobe Leadership
Team,” Jablonsky said. “Mike has an extensive background in the military
and government and especially working with large and complex programs.
His experience in combination with his strategic skills brings valuable
insights for our mission partners, enabling them to make critical
decisions with confidence.”
“I’m thrilled to be working with the DigitalGlobe and wider Maxar
Technologies teams,” said Mike Edwards. “I believe we best serve our
customers by providing innovative solutions that leverage the technical
depth and advanced capabilities from across the Maxar companies. I’m
inspired to join a company that is driven by such a strong purpose and
set of values.”
Edwards was most recently Corporate Director of Space, Intelligence &
Cyber at Northrop Grumman, where he spent the past 11 years. Previously
he had a distinguished career in the U.S. Air Force, serving at the
Pentagon for 13 years in a variety of leadership roles. These included
leading the Department of Defense’s Interagency Protection Task Force
and the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Emerging Threat Working Group,
where he was responsible for creating and executing solutions for
emerging threats, and directing operations for the Air Force Combat
Support Office. The retired Air Force Colonel served as a command pilot
with 83 combat sorties and more than 3,300 hours in the A/OA-10, T-38
and T-37.
Edwards has a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Air Force
Academy, Air War College, and a Master of Science degree in aeronautics
from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
About DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe is the global leader in commercial high-resolution
satellite imagery used by decision makers to better understand our
changing planet in order to save lives, resources and time. Sourced from
the world's leading constellation, our imagery solutions deliver
unmatched coverage and capacity to meet our customers' most demanding
mission requirements. Each day customers in defense and intelligence,
public safety, civil agencies, map making and analysis, environmental
monitoring, oil and gas exploration, infrastructure management,
navigation technology, and providers of location-based services depend
on DigitalGlobe data, information, technology and expertise to gain
actionable insight. DigitalGlobe is a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE:
MAXR; TSX: MAXR). For more information visit www.DigitalGlobe.com.
About Maxar Technologies
As a global leader of advanced space technology solutions, Maxar
Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates) is at the
nexus of the new space economy, developing and sustaining the
infrastructure and delivering the information, services, systems that
unlock the promise of space for commercial and government markets. As a
trusted partner, Maxar Technologies provides vertically-integrated
capabilities and expertise including satellites, Earth imagery,
robotics, geospatial data and analytics to help customers anticipate and
address their most complex mission-critical challenges with confidence.
With more than 6,500 employees in over 30 global locations, the Maxar
Technologies portfolio of commercial space brands includes MDA, SSL,
DigitalGlobe and Radiant Solutions. Every day, billions of people rely
on Maxar to communicate, share information and data, and deliver
insights that Build a Better World. Maxar trades on the Toronto Stock
Exchange and New York Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more information,
visit www.maxar.com.
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Source: DigitalGlobe