Steve Collar joins SWISSto12’s Board of Directors as Chairman

Renens, Switzerland, March 5, 2025 - SWISSto1, today announced that former SES and O3b Networks CEO, Steve Collar, is joining the Board of Directors of SWISSto12 and will serve as Chairman.Steve brings more than 30 years of satellite industry experience including 5 years at the helm of SES, one the of world’s largest satellite businesses and more than 6 years leading O3b Networks from initiative funding through scale up, constellation launch and commercial success as the fastest-growing operator in the industry.

Roland Loos, Chairman since 2016 and industry veteran, continues as a member of the Board and will hand over the Chairman position to Steve Collar.

“I am excited and honoured to be joining the Board of SWISSto12, one of the fastest growing and most exciting business in the satellite industry. The company has a bold vision, an outstanding and expanding customer base and a terrific team. I am looking forward to working with Emile, Roland and the rest of the Board as we take SWISSto12 to ever greater heights” Steve Collar said.

Roland Loos, Chairman of SWISSto12 said “I am very proud and thrilled that Steve joins our fast growing company. After almost 10 years serving as the Chairman of this fantastic company, I am happy to handover to Steve who is the right person to drive SWISSto12 into the next steps of its development and growth. I will continue to support Emile, the board and the entire team through the next steps of our journey.”

Emile de Rijk, founder and CEO of SWISSto12 said “I really look forward to partnering up with Steve on the next steps of SWISSto12’s growth journey. He brings with him tremendous technical, entrepreneurial, management and industry experience along with a positive mindset that I strongly relate to. Our industry is currently going through a significant amount of change and SWISSto12 is determined to play a major role in enabling the future of satellite communications globally.“

SWISSto12 is a manufacturer of advanced satellite RF products, payloads and systems, including the HummingSat: a small yet powerful geostationary telecommunications satellite developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) through its public-private-partnership program. The company’s RF products benefit from unique and patented 3D-printing technologies and associated Radio Frequency (RF) product designs that deliver lightweight, compact, highly performing, and competitive RF functionality. Besides its space portfolio, the company is also active in telecommunications and aeronautic industry. SWISSto12 has developed commercially with success in Europe and in the USA, and is amongst the fastest growing aerospace companies in Europe. SWISSto12 spun off in 2011 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), is privately owned and backed by prominent Swiss and European investors.