Fri, Jul 17, 2009
Google Lunar X PRIZE Contender Teams With Top Industry
Leaders
Google Lunar X PRIZE contender
Odyssey Moon Limited says that top industry leaders Near Earth LLC,
WPP Group, Aon and Milbank have joined its corporate team. Odyssey
Moon intends to become the first private company to supply payload
delivery services to the Moon in support of science, exploration
and commerce. This is the first time such major organizations have
come together to support a commercial Moon venture.
As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of "Moon 1.0" -
mankind's first but short lived activities on the lunar surface -
Odyssey Moon is forging ahead with its plans to capitalize on
commercial opportunities created by renewed interests in exploring
the Moon - "Moon 2.0".
Joining the Odyssey Moon venture is:
- Near Earth LLC: a leading investment bank specializing in
satellite, media and telecom
- The Brand Union/WPP: one of the world's largest marketing and
communications companies
- Aon International Space Brokers: the leading global space risk
advisor and provider of space related insurance
- Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP: a leading global law
firm experienced in telecommunications and space
"This is a power house team, a
dream team," said Dr. Robert (Bob) Richards, Odyssey Moon's CEO.
"We are combining the very best from the global satellite industry
with the very best of the space exploration community to make this
company and its historic first mission a success."
"Odyssey Moon's team now includes world-class leaders from the
areas of finance, insurance, law, marketing, communications,
advertising, and technology," said Odyssey Moon chairman Dr. Ramin
Khadem. "Each of these are esteemed firms that have been highly
successful in their own right and now for the first time they have
come together to support our lunar venture."
File Photo
Odyssey Moon has also announced the addition of veteran
investment banker Ms. Carol Goldstein to its executive team. With a
career spanning 25 years on Wall Street specializing in financing
and corporate transactions in the commercial satellite and
telecommunications industries at ABN AMRO and Morgan Stanley, Carol
is leading the company's financial activities focused on its
fundraising requirements. "I am very excited to be working with
this world class group," she said. "While providing attractive
returns to investors, Odyssey Moon creates new opportunities for
public and private companies in lunar science, exploration and
commerce."
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