Sidus Space appointed Larry G. Swets Jr., CFA, to its Board of Directors as an independent director, effective October 5, 2026.
Swets will also serve as Chair of the Board’s Audit Committee, where he will support oversight of Sidus Space’s financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management.
He brings more than 25 years of experience across investment management, capital markets, and public company leadership.
Swets has served as chief executive officer, chairman, or director of more than a dozen publicly traded companies listed on Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Toronto Stock Exchange.
His experience includes leading capital raises, acquisitions, and business combinations from the issuer side.
Swets currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of FG Imperii Acquisition Corp., Interim CEO of Saltire Capital, and Head of Merchant Banking at FG Nexus.
Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of FG Financial Group from 2020 to 2024, Kingsway Financial Services from 2010 to 2018, and GreenFirst Forest Products from 2016 to 2021.
Earlier in his career, Swets worked at Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, also known as Kemper Insurance, as Director of Investments and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager.
He holds a B.A. from Valparaiso University and an M.S. in Finance from DePaul University.
Swets is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.
Sidus Space said his appointment comes as the company deploys capital raised during the second quarter and continues executing across its space and defense technology platform.
Sidus Space provides satellite manufacturing, technology integration, digital mission computing, mission planning and management, AI-enabled products and services, and space and defense hardware manufacturing.
The company operates a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing facility on Florida’s Space Coast.
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“Larry has sat in the CEO’s seat through capital raises and transactions, and that is the perspective we want in the boardroom as we put the capital raised in the second quarter to work. We believe that his financial expertise and public company board experience strengthen the Board’s oversight at an important stage for the Company.”
Carol Craig, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Sidus Space
“My focus as Audit Committee Chair is on clear, accurate financial reporting and strong internal controls, and on helping the Board hold capital deployment to a high standard of discipline and accountability. Sidus has the capital and the in-house capabilities to execute its plan, and my role is to help make sure that execution is measured, reported, and governed well.”
Larry G. Swets Jr., CFA, Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Sidus Space
