Special Aerospace Services Names Warren Kohm CEO in Leadership Reshuffle

Hires Industry Veteran Bill Read as CFO

Heather Bulk to Transition to Vice Chairman Role

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Special Aerospace Services (SAS), a leader in space, hypersonics and missile defense offering engineering, hardware, and mission critical communications technology, backed by Godspeed Capital Management LP ("Godspeed Capital"), today announced the appointment of Warren S. Kohm as Chief Executive Officer of the platform company, effective immediately. Mr. Kohm succeeds Heather Bulk, SAS’s Co-founder, President and CEO, who will transition to the role of Vice Chairman to help facilitate a smooth leadership transition and provide continued support. Additionally, Bill Read has been appointed as platform CFO.

“Building SAS from the ground up has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I am immensely proud of what our team has accomplished—transforming a two-person operation into an industry leader in space, hypersonics, and missile defense,” said Heather Bulk, SAS Co-Founder and Vice Chairman. “It is with great excitement and full confidence that I pass the torch to Warren Kohm, whose vision and leadership will undoubtedly guide SAS into its next era of growth and innovation. As Vice Chairman, I look forward to continuing to support this exceptional team and our mission to serve our clients with unmatched excellence and dedication.”

Over the past year, serving in the role of platform CFO, Mr. Kohm has been instrumental in helping to integrate the SAS platform, which now includes four companies as well as a new manufacturing facility scheduled to be completed later this summer. Throughout this time, he has worked broadly across the platform and has helped to build its world-class leadership team.

With more than 25 years of leadership and operational experience in the government contracting market, Mr. Kohm brings a unique set of skills, perspectives, and relationships to help lead SAS into the future. Under his leadership SAS will continue to build on the significant progress made to date, and will further hone its strategic direction, grow and develop as an organization, strengthen existing partnerships, and build new client relationships across the platform.

Mr. Kohm’s extensive background and experience includes strategic and growth-oriented roles in private equity-backed strategies supporting the successful evolution of companies such as Red River, where he recently served as CFO, Alion Science, and Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. Kohm received a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Virginia.

“I have been deeply engaged with SAS and its employees as CFO, and now as their CEO I look forward to leading the platform through its next chapter of success and innovation,” said Warren Kohm, CEO of SAS. “I am passionate about supporting both our existing and new customers with innovative solutions and technologies critical to their missions, leveraging the extraordinary capabilities of our company. I am eager to help further grow and drive our company to even greater heights working alongside our defense and industry partners on the complex and rewarding challenges ahead.”

Bill Read succeeds Mr. Kohm in the CFO role at SAS. Mr. Read was previously the CFO of space infrastructure company Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) and has held senior executive roles at Abaco Systems, a private equity-backed provider of embedded computing for the aerospace and defense market.

“I am truly honored to join the outstanding team at SAS and to build upon the remarkable work led by Heather and Warren establishing SAS as the leading provider of high-end space engineering, defense, and communications technology solutions in today’s market,” said Bill Read, CFO of SAS. “I see SAS as a platform with extraordinary potential, and I am confident that we have the expertise, innovation, and commitment to exceed the expectations of our space and defense customers.”

SAS’s Board of Directors welcomes and congratulates Mr. Kohm on his appointment as platform CEO, Mr. Read on his new role as CFO, and expresses their deep appreciation to Ms. Bulk for her years of SAS leadership and many contributions.

About Special Aerospace Services

SAS provides engineering services, missile defense solutions, mission critical communications technologies, and manufacturing support to NASA, the Department of Defense and related agencies including the Missile Defense Agency, and the commercial space sector. The SAS team is committed to furthering humankind’s dreams and endeavors in space and strengthening our national security space and missile defense initiatives. SAS is headquartered in Huntsville, AL, with offices in Colorado, Virginia, and California. To learn more about SAS, please visit: www.sasaerospace.com.

About Godspeed Capital

Godspeed Capital is a lower middle-market Defense & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm investing alongside forward-thinking management teams that seek an experienced and innovative investment partner with unique sector expertise, operational insight, and flexible capital for growth. While a typical investment will involve companies generating approximately $3 million to $30 million of EBITDA, Godspeed Capital has significant support to complete larger transactions through strategic co-invest relationships. The firm focuses on control buyouts, buy-and-builds, corporate carve-outs, and special situations. For more information, please visit the Godspeed Capital website at www.godspeedcm.com.