Clay Mowry. Photo: Arianespace

[Via Satellite 09-19-2016] Clayton “Clay” Mowry, president of Arianespace’s U.S. subsidiary Arianespace Inc., has joined Blue Origin. He joins the Kent, Washington-based company around the same time it announced New Glenn, its forthcoming pair of reusable orbital launch vehicles. Mowry led Arianespace’s Washington, D.C. office for 15 years, handling customer, industry and governmental relations.

In his place, Arianespace has promoted Wiener Kernisan as president of its U.S. subsidiary effective Sept. 26. Kernisan joined Arianespace as VP of sales and marketing in 2000, and has more than 35 years of experience in the commercial launch and satellite sectors. He will guide Arianespace’s customer, industry and governmental relations in the U.S. — a market that constitutes nearly one-fourth of the launch services contracts Arianespace has signed since its creation in 1980. Additionally, Kernisan will remain directly engaged in sales activities across the U.S. and Canada.