French launch provider Latitude has announced that co-founder and current CEO Stanislas Maximin will transition to an executive chairman role, while industry veteran Aurélie Bressollette steps in as the new CEO.
Stanislas Maximin, then 19, founded Latitude with co-founders Ilan Saidi-Bekerman and Corentin Coste in 2019, initially under the name Prometheus Space Industries. Headquartered in Reims, the company has since grown to 140 employees and is targeting a 2025 inaugural launch for its 19-meter-tall Zephyr rocket.
According to a 5 November press release, Maximin will now “focus on the company’s strategy and upcoming initiatives, including Zephyr’s evolutions, future products, and Latitude’s next-gen launcher.”
Aurélie Bressollette, Maximin’s successor as CEO, brings 20 years of experience in the European space sector, having started her career as a business development and project manager at Astrium in 2004. Since then, she has held positions at Airbus Defence and Space, OHB Systems, and Redwire Space Europe. She joins Latitude from Rivada Space Networks, where she served as Vice President of the company’s Procurement Office.
“Aurélie brings her experience and passion as an engineer, program manager & procurement VP to the team, and I’m absolutely confident in her leadership,” said Maximin in a statement published on LinkedIn. “We share the same culture and ambition: go as fast as possible and build the best services for our customers.”
According to Maximin, the next few months will see the company focusing on “moving from concept to reality.” This includes manufacturing components for the Zephyr rocket’s first flight and testing key systems.
