Giulio Ranzo

Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Avio

Search every verified Giulio Ranzo interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Giulio Ranzo, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Avio, has discussed the company's activities in space access and sustainability. In October 2021, he stated that Avio, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, donated launches on the Vega C rocket for two satellites from the University of Nairobi in Kenya and one from Malaysia, as part of a UN call for opportunity. Ranzo said the initiative aims to help less experienced countries approach space technologies. He also commented on space debris, noting that Avio's role could involve developing reusable launchers or ensuring that non-reusable launcher stages re-enter the atmosphere, and that the company has propulsion expertise relevant to debris management. In earlier remarks, Ranzo highlighted Avio's technological achievements. In a 2016 interview, he described the Vega launcher's use of electric actuators for nozzle steering as a "technology never used in the space sector" that enables precise satellite delivery. He also noted that the first-stage motor of the upgraded Vega C would be the same as that of the Ariane 6, calling this "a major element of innovation" that would allow Europe and Italy to "play a central role at the level of the global market." In 2017, following a visit by then-Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Ranzo characterized Avio as providing Italy with strategic access to space and described the company's long-standing cooperation with French firms as based on mutual respect.