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Sidus Space Names Alan Khalili CFO, Effective July 27

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 24. Alan Khalili will become chief financial officer of Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) on July 27, 2026, the company disclosed in an 8-K filing Thursday. Khalili succeeds John Burke, who held the interim CFO role during what Sidus called a transition period.

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Key takeaways

  • Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) will make Alan Khalili its chief financial officer effective July 27, 2026, as disclosed in an 8-K filing.
  • Khalili succeeds John Burke, who served as interim CFO during the company's transition period.
  • Khalili brings more than two decades of executive finance experience across the space, satellite, and technology sectors, including investment banking, public accounting, and prior public-company CFO roles.
  • As CFO he will oversee financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, investor relations support, compliance, and capital allocation, with a focus on converting Sidus's portfolio into durable, recurring revenue.
  • CEO and founder Carol Craig said the hire supports Sidus's priorities in satellite manufacturing, its Fortis VPX digital mission computing platform, and AI products.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 24. Alan Khalili will become chief financial officer of Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) on July 27, 2026, the company disclosed in an 8-K filing Thursday. Khalili succeeds John Burke, who held the interim CFO role during what Sidus called a transition period.

Khalili's background

Khalili brings more than two decades of executive finance experience across the space, satellite, and technology sectors, according to the release. His career spans investment banking, public accounting, and co-founding a space-based global aviation-surveillance data platform, in addition to prior public-company CFO work. Sidus said he has built expertise in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, public-company reporting, internal controls, and scaling organizations.

In the new role, he will oversee financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, investor relations support, compliance, and capital allocation, the company said.

What Sidus is asking him to do

Carol Craig, Sidus Space's founder, chief executive officer, and chairman, said the company spent the past year strengthening its balance sheet, expanding its technology portfolio, and advancing commercialization. Craig cited Khalili's background leading finance teams through periods of transformation as the reason for the hire.

The company is pushing several simultaneous priorities: satellite manufacturing, commercialization of its Fortis VPX digital mission computing platform, and artificial intelligence products. Craig described growing recurring revenue as a central goal, and said Khalili's financial leadership will be central to executing that plan.

Khalili's stated focus

Khalili said Sidus holds what he called a differentiated, vertically integrated position spanning dual-use satellite manufacturing, space-based data solutions, AI products, and mission-critical hardware. His stated priority is applying financial discipline to convert that portfolio into durable, recurring revenue.

Sidus Space operates a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing facility on Florida's Space Coast and serves government, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers globally. The CFO appointment was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of an 8-K on July 24, 2026.

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Frequently asked

When does Alan Khalili become CFO of Sidus Space?

Khalili becomes chief financial officer of Sidus Space on July 27, 2026, as disclosed in an 8-K filing with the SEC on July 24, 2026.

Who did Alan Khalili replace as CFO?

Khalili succeeds John Burke, who held the interim CFO role during what Sidus called a transition period.

What is Alan Khalili's stated priority in the role?

His stated priority is applying financial discipline to convert Sidus's vertically integrated portfolio into durable, recurring revenue.

What does Sidus Space do?

Sidus Space operates a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing facility on Florida's Space Coast and serves government, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers globally across dual-use satellite manufacturing, space-based data, AI products, and mission-critical hardware.

Why did Sidus hire Khalili?

CEO and founder Carol Craig cited his background leading finance teams through periods of transformation, as the company works to grow recurring revenue across satellite manufacturing, its Fortis VPX platform, and AI products.