You are visiting Telespazio in the UK Telespazio UK Search Management Team Share Mark Hewer – Chief Executive Officer Mark Hewer became CEO of Telespazio UK in September 2020. Prior to working for Telespazio UK, Mark was with Leonardo UK in Luton for 5 years as Vice President - Integrated Mission Solution. He and his team of over 220 people provided large integrated mission support systems, solutions and services to the UK Ministry of Defence and export customers, generating over £90M in annual sales. Mark has worked in Leonardo in various programme roles since 2007 before becoming a Vice President in 2015. His roles have covered programmes such as Typhoon electronic warfare, military helicopters and operational support. In 2002, he began work for BAE Systems Avionics as a Production Engineer and progressed to Project Manager where he delivered mission critical projects to UK and export military customers. Mark graduated from the University of Manchester with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Management. Patrick Lacey – Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary Patrick was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary in November 2010. He is responsible for Administration, Finance and Control, Legal & Contracts (Inc. Company Secretarial), Procurement and Information Communication Technology (ICT). Prior to joining the company, Patrick worked at Appletise (a division of SAB) Food Brands Group, Dial Media Group and The Guy Salmon Group. His company experience ranges from finance through to commercial management, having lead specific projects with the Metropolitan Police plus Surrey and Suffolk Constabularies. Geoff Busswell – Head of Marketing and Sales Geoff was appointed Head of Marketing and Sales in September 2020. He was promoted to this role after 5 years as Head of Marketing and Sales for the Satellite Systems & Operations Line of Business. Geoff’s career has spanned sales & business development, technical, management and innovation roles across the space and energy sectors, having previously worked at CGI, the Satellite Applications Catapult and Schlumberger. His extensive space business experience encompasses domains of Earth Observation & Climate Change, Navigation, Launch, Space Situational Awareness and Satellite Communications. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Space Specialist Group, a member of the Satellite Applications Catapult Advisory Group, a Governing Board member of the Space4Climate Stakeholder Group, and a STEM Ambassador for the South-East of England. Geoff has a 1st Class Honours degree in Mathematical Physics from the University of Warwick; a Master’s Degree in Theoretical Physics from the University of Cambridge; and a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Durham. Paul Atkins – Head of Satellite Systems and Operations Geraint Cooksley – Head of Geo Information Suki Kaur – Head of Quality and Risk Management Siân Riches – Head of Human Resources Yeqiu Ying – Head of Innovation & Technology Governance Paul Atkins – Head of Satellite Systems and Operations Paul joined Telespazio UK in 1996 and has over 30 years of expertise in delivering innovative projects in the space industry. In 2017, Paul was appointed Head of the Satellite Systems and Operations business area with a large portfolio of projects, delivering to a number of high profile institutional and commercial clients. The projects cover a wide spectrum including ground segment software systems, climate data web portals, data processing architectures, encryption key management, engineering support and earth observation data quality. During his career, Paul has worked in a wide range of roles including technical, engineering management, project management and business area management. Prior to 1996, Paul was an Aerospace Engineer at MMS Space Systems Ltd (now Airbus Defence and Space). During his time there, he worked on spacecraft operations and in the development of ground-based software systems to support those operations, in particular for satellite flight dynamics during the launch and early orbit phase for Skynet, NATO and Orion missions. Paul graduated from Durham University with a 1st Class Honours degree in Mathematics. About Us News and Events Innovation Markets Careers Contact Us © 2021 Telespazio UK Ltd is part of Telespazio, a Leonardo/Thales Company. Registered office: 350 Capability Green, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 3LU, United Kingdom. Company registration number: 07420777 For the dissemination of Regulated Information Leonardo uses eMarket SDIR run by Spafid Connect SpA established in Milan, Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Legal Policy LinkedIn Twitter Facebook