UrtheCast Corp. announced that, effective immediately, Wade Larson has accepted the role as Chief Executive Officer in addition to his roles as President and COO. As a co-founder of UrtheCast five years ago, Wade developed the original vision behind the Company.

He has over 20 years of space sector experience with the Canadian Space Agency, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), and most recently as President and COO of UrtheCast. He has extensive experience in space-related strategy formulation, business development, government relations, corporate development, and operations. Wade takes this expanded leadership role as UrtheCast has transitioned into a fully commercial and operational Earth Observation company, with four space-based sensors, a global sales force, a deep data archive and an emerging web delivery platform.

Scott Larson is stepping down from his role as the CEO.