Isar Aerospace appoints Alexander Oelling as new Chief Digital Officer

We are happy to announce that Alexander Oelling has joined Isar Aerospace as Chief Digital Officer effective 1 January 2023. With his impressive combination of experience from growth companies and unique skills in the field of digitalization, Alexander will support Isar Aerospace's scaling along the company's integrated value chain.

“Space is the most important technology platform of the future. I am very happy to become part of Isar Aerospace and its mission of creating flexible and low-cost access to space,” says Alexander Oelling, CDO at Isar Aerospace.

Promoting future-proof digital solutions along Isar Aerospace’s vertically integrated value chain

In his new role, Alexander will use his entrepreneurial and technical skills to promote future-proof digital solutions along Isar Aerospace’s vertically integrated value chain and operating launch services. Moreover, he will ensure the digitalization of all processes and operations in the company and shape the IT-architecture.

Daniel Metzler, CEO and Co-Founder of Isar Aerospace, welcomed Oelling, saying “A warm welcome to Alex on behalf of the leadership and all employees! It’s great to have such an experienced and passionate entrepreneur and digital strategist onboard.”

Connecting tech entrepreneurship with digital strategizing

Alexander’s background connects tech entrepreneurship with digital strategizing. As the initiator of VoloIQ, a Digital Backend for Airlines and founder of property tech digitalization firm Sensorberg, he demonstrated not only expertise in the tech industry, but also brings profound experience from founding and scaling tech companies. Most recently, he served as CDO at Volocopter leading the digitization of the aerospace industry.

About Isar Aerospace

Isar Aerospace, based in Ottobrunn/Munich, develops and builds launch vehicles for transporting small and medium-sized satellites as well as satellite constellations into Earth’s orbit. The company was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Technical University Munich. Since then, it has grown to more than 300 employees from more than 40 nations with many years of hands-on rocket know-how as well as experience within other high-tech industries. The company is privately financed by former SpaceX VP Bulent Altan as well as world-leading investors including Airbus Ventures, Apeiron, Earlybird, HV Capital, Lakestar, Lombard Odier, Porsche SE, UVC Partners, and Vsquared Ventures.

Find more information via: https://www.isaraerospace.com    

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