WESTGARTH
Alastair

Chief Executive Officer of Loon

Organization: Loon

Date of Birth: 10 April 1964
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Age: 60 years old

Zodiac sign: Aries

Profession: Chief Executive Officer

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Biography

Alastair Westgarth is the CEO of Loon, an independent business within Alphabet that is working to bring internet access to unserved and underserved communities around the world via a network of balloons operating on the edge of space.

Career

Over a 30 year career in the cellular industry, Alastair has built and run a number of wireless telecom technology companies in the United States and around the world. He came to Alphabet in 2017 from Quintel Solutions, a cellular antenna company where he was CEO. Prior to that, Alastair served as a Vice President at Nortel and Director of Engineering at Bell Mobility.

Education

Alastair holds an electrical engineering degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Date of Birth: 10.04.1964. Age: 60. Zodiac sign: Aries.
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