We are particularly pleased to announce the appointment of Rafael Kargren as the Director of Commercial and Technical Operations at CSST. The Board learned about Rafael during the recruitment process for the CEO, and immediately recognised a unique skill set ideally suited to this role.

Rafael has spent more than 25 years in the telecommunications and space satellite industries. He was the Executive Vice President and Head of Asia and Pacific Region for the Swedish Space Corporation. He established, developed and grew the business with commercial and government sectors in Asia and Pacific. Before moving into the space industry, he worked at Ericsson, where he oversaw global telecommunication operations. Rafael’s main focus was introducing new services and products.

“I’m very excited to join CSST and help put New Zealand on the international space map. My focus in the first months will be to establish good working relationships with local and international partners and collaborators, as well as to establish a space-based imagery depository that can benefit different industries across New Zealand”.

We are honoured that Rafael accepted the role and we look forward to working alongside him.