Virgin Galactic Appoints Diane Prins Sheldahl as Executive Vice President of People and Organization
February 26 2020 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“VG” or “the
Company”), a vertically integrated aerospace company, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Diane Prins Sheldahl as VG’s Executive
Vice President of People and Organization.
Diane will be responsible for leading the Company’s people
organization for both VG and The Spaceship Company (TSC). In
addition, her team will be responsible for VG’s and TSC’s
organizational design and effectiveness and execution of human
resources (HR) strategic initiatives.
Diane has over 20 years’ experience in executive leadership
roles in HR, as well as in organizational design and effectiveness
for start-ups, high growth, and Fortune 50 companies across various
high-tech, emerging and mature industries.
Prior to her appointment, Diane held prominent HR positions at
Abbott Laboratories, Honeywell, Hewlett-Packard, SpaceX and most
recently Calix, Inc. At Calix, Inc, as Senior Vice President,
Talent and Culture, she led all aspects of human resources and the
workplace experience. She earned her MBA from University
California, Irvine and a Bachelor’s in Industrial Relations from
Syracuse University, New York.
Commenting on the new appointment, George Whitesides, Chief
Executive Officer of Virgin Galactic, said: “I’m delighted to
have Diane join our team. She has a wealth of experience leading
people organizations for innovative companies across the globe. Her
appointment signifies the growing scale of our operations as we
continue to build towards commercial spaceflights. We need the best
and brightest and Diane’s appointment will help us ensure that
Virgin Galactic remains a preferred employer in the commercial
space industry at this pivotal and exciting time.”
Diane Prins Sheldahl, Executive Vice President of People and
Organization, Virgin Galactic, commented: “I am excited to be a
part of the Virgin Galactic team. This role, in partnership with
George and the team has the opportunity to build upon the company’s
relentless focus on talent that enables our company’s purpose and
mission.”
About Virgin Galactic Holdings
Virgin Galactic is a vertically integrated aerospace company,
pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and
researchers, as well as a manufacturer of advanced air and space
vehicles. Using its proprietary and reusable technologies and
supported by a distinctive, Virgin-branded customer experience, it
is developing a spaceflight system designed to offer customers a
unique, multi-day, transformative experience. This culminates in a
spaceflight that includes views of Earth from space and several
minutes of weightlessness that will launch from Spaceport America,
New Mexico. Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company believe that
one of the most exciting and significant opportunities of our time
lies in the commercial exploration of space and the development of
technology that will change the way we travel across the globe in
the future. Together we are opening access to space to change the
world for good.
Forward-Looking Statements
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within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking
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future events that are based on current expectations and
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uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the
registration statement on Form S-4 filed in connection with the
Business Combination and other documents filed by VG from time to
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