Spire Global Appoints Vice President of Weather
September 29 2021 - 6:46AM
Business Wire
Kevin Petty to Lead Spire’s Weather Science and
Business Strategy Worldwide
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a
leading global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space
services today announced that it has appointed Dr. Kevin Petty as
Vice President of Weather. In his new role, Dr. Petty will oversee
Spire’s weather solutions worldwide, leading a powerhouse team of
Spire weather scientists. He will additionally guide Spire’s
weather data offerings across the Company’s other solution areas,
including Maritime, Aviation, Earth Intelligence, and Space
Services. Dr. Petty will be based in Boulder, CO.
“Kevin brings with him deep scientific knowledge and extensive
industry expertise, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the Spire
team,” said Peter Platzer, Chief Executive Officer, Spire. “He will
play an integral role in helping Spire provide our customers with
even more accurate and valuable weather solutions, enabling them to
meet the ever-increasing challenges associated with the impact of
climate change on their organizations and in their
communities.”
Dr. Petty was most recently at The Weather Company, an IBM
Business, where he served as head of science and forecasting and
head of public-private partnerships. He was responsible for
research and development for weather solutions and forecasting
operations, including building a global team of meteorologists
across IBM’s Watson Media and Weather organization. Dr. Petty also
managed the company’s relationships with members of the national
and global weather enterprise, which includes government agencies,
academia, and other private-sector providers. He has a Ph.D. in
atmospheric science from Ohio State University.
“It’s a really interesting time in history to be an atmospheric
scientist, and certainly to be joining a company like Spire, which
is fostering a deeper understanding of the complexities associated
with weather analysis and forecasting. A day doesn’t go by without
a news headline focused on the impact weather is having on
humanity, the environment, and the global economy,” said Dr. Kevin
Petty, Vice President of Weather, Spire. “Spire is uniquely
positioned to empower governments and companies around the world
with space-based data that can help advance understanding and
mitigation of the impacts of extreme weather.”
About Spire Global, Inc.
Spire is a leading global provider of space-based data,
analytics, and space services, offering access to unique datasets
and powerful insights about Earth from the ultimate vantage point
so that organizations can make decisions with confidence, accuracy,
and speed. Spire uses one of the world’s largest multi-purpose
satellite constellations to source hard to acquire, valuable data
and enriches it with predictive solutions. Spire then provides this
data as a subscription to organizations around the world so they
can improve business operations, decrease their environmental
footprint, deploy resources for growth and competitive advantage,
and mitigate risk. Spire gives commercial and government
organizations the competitive advantage they seek to innovate and
solve some of the world’s toughest problems with insights from
space. Spire has offices in San Francisco, Boulder, Washington DC,
Glasgow, Luxembourg, and Singapore. To learn more, visit
http://www.spire.com.
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