Elsa Keïta, a GCV Rising Stars 2016 award winner, had previously spent 12 years at Airbus.

Meta Materials, a Nasdaq-listed manufacturer, has hired Elsa Keïta as executive vice-president for corporate strategy, partnerships and innovation.

Keïta, a GCV Rising Stars 2016 award winner, had previously spent 12 years at Airbus, including as deputy chief innovation officer running strategic partnerships with startups alongside Airbus Ventures.

George Palikaras, President and CEO at Meta Materials, said: “Elsa… has vast experience running deep-tech startup open innovation projects with international influence and effect.”

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.