Moderator: How Satellite Startups are Capturing New Verticals

Craig Mullett is President of Branison Group, a Connecticut corporate finance firm founded in 2004. Industries where Craig has led focused client efforts on M&A include satellite communications, interconnect and electronics, manufacturing equipment and industrial components. Craig has particular expertise In the satellite and interconnect market, having been previously Director of Business Development for Amphenol Corporation, a $6bn NYSE interconnect manufacturer and at the time a KKR portfolio company. Following this he was a non-executive director of Volex Group, a $500m LSE interconnect manufacturer. Prior to Amphenol, Craig was General Manager of HomeWorths, a direct marketing business he started and sold for the Wooltru Group, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte. Craig was Valedictorian of his MBA class at the Netherlands Business School at Nyenrode University, and has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree from the University of Cape Town. He also attended the International Leadership Academy of the United Nations in Jordan, and was a Rotary Business Exchange Scholar to Malawi and Finland. Craig has spoken at several international conferences, including in 2016 at Oslo Innovation Week and the International Cable & Connectivity Symposium and in 2017 at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress.