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SkyGrid Appoints Jia Xu as Chief Executive Officer

PRIVATEAug 28, 2023

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

SkyGrid

Jia Xu
jxu@skygrid.com
AustinTransportationAerospace

Description

SkyGrid , a Boeing, SparkCognition company, announced today that Jia Xu has been appointed Chief Executive Officer , succeeding Amir Husain who will remain actively engaged with the company as a board member. Boeing has also added to its investment in SkyGrid to support the company’s future product strategy to be led by Xu.

Quick answer

SkyGrid Appoints Jia Xu as Chief Executive Officer (August 28, 2023). SkyGrid is based in Austin, Texas, United States.

Who is the new Chief Executive Officer at SkyGrid?
SkyGrid named Jia Xu Chief Executive Officer, announced August 28, 2023.
What did SkyGrid announce on August 28, 2023?
SkyGrid , a Boeing, SparkCognition company, announced today that Jia Xu has been appointed Chief Executive Officer , succeeding Amir Husain who will remain actively engaged with the company as a board member. Boeing has also added to its investment in SkyGrid to support the company’s future product strategy to be led by Xu.
What does SkyGrid do?
SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, is powering the next generation of aviation.
Where is SkyGrid based?
SkyGrid is based in Austin, Texas, United States.
Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
Glacier Jet Center (August 7, 2023) and Archer Aviation (July 20, 2023) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of SkyGrid.

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Company Information

Company

SkyGrid

Location

Austin, Texas, United States

About

SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, is powering the next generation of aviation. We are solving the industry’s biggest challenge of integrating unmanned aircraft in the global airspace and executing autonomous operations. SkyGrid is defining a future where highly automated aircraft operate without the need for onboard pilots. We provide the safety-of-life approved flight operations management services for such aircraft to ensure operations of all participants in the air transportation system are safe and secure. With SkyGrid’s AerialOS™ we also help manage small UAS by providing airspace awareness, flight planning and fleet management services. Based in Austin, Texas, SkyGrid is enabling a wide variety of commercial drone operations from remote inspections to making autonomous flight a reality.

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