Dara Nikolova, Finance and Operations Manager Kleos Space;
Credit: Kleos Space
Kleos Space, a space-powered Radio Frequency (RF) Reconnaissance data provider, today announced the appointment of financial and research experts Dara Nikolova and Maris Jukss to its head office in Luxembourg.
Dara Nikolova, who has been appointed as Finance and Operations Manager, brings extensive finance and operational insights to Kleos Space. She is a seasoned corporate finance and strategy professional, angel investor and mentor to technology and social impact start-ups. She has also helped companies define and implement growth strategies and access new business opportunities in various roles at Morgan Stanley, Hamilton Lane Advisors, Microsoft, Google and, until recently, world’s leading satellite operator SES.
For his part, Maris Jukss has been appointed as Backend Developer and Programmer with the mission of increasing the efficiency and security of the Kleos technology delivering near-real-time global observation data. He has a PhD in Computer science and joins Kleos Space from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust of the University of Luxembourg, where he was a research associate and worked in the Software Verification and Validation group, SVV Lab.
Maris Jukss had over six years industry experience prior to his graduate studies at McGill University. Prior to joining Kleos Space, his research interests were in efficient and usable model transformations as well as in the applications of Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) in the context of complex software-intensive systems.
Andy Bowyer, CEO of Kleos Space, stated, “As we approach the launch of the Kleos’ Scouting Mission1 in Q4 2019, Kleos Space has strengthened its teams in order to streamline operations and further increase technology efficiency and security. Kleos Space continues its commitment to provide firstclass service and opportunities to service our clients and local and international investors”.
