Photo: TwitterThe Alexandra-based Centre for Space Science Technology (CSST) has announced an American-born man with an impressive resume in telecommunications and research institutions as its chief executive. Steve Cotter returns to New Zealand to fill the position after serving as chief executive of Netherlands-based research and education network GÉANT, which serves nearly 50 million users. Prior to GÉANT, Mr Cotter was chief executive for four years of the Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network, an education network serving universities and Crown Research Institutes, based in Wellington. Mr Cotter is expected to move to Alexandra in early August when additional staff will be employed and the research programmes will launch. CSST Board Chairman Stephen Davies Howard said it was ``delighted'' to have found a chief executive with the breadth of skills, experience and global network Mr Cotter would bring to the organisation.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 03, 2017 01:30 UTC