The Alaska Aerospace Corp. board of directors selected a new president and CEO this month after Gov. Mike DunleavyAlaska Aerospace, a public company that operates a rocket launch site in Kodiak, will be led by retired Alaska Air National Guard Col. John Oberst, the corporation said Monday.
“The Alaska Aerospace Corporation Board unanimously selected Colonel Oberst after an exhaustive nation-wide search,” the company said Monday, three months after the board voted to terminate the hiring offer it had made to Thomas. The board is currently chaired by Lindsay Knight, a Kodiak gym owner. Knight did not respond to a request for comment on the recent selection process.from service in the Alaska Air National Guard in 2021, issued a statement thanking Dunleavy and the board of directors “for offering me this amazing opportunity.” Oberst said he is “stepping into a highly efficient, experienced, and successful organization.