SpaceX adds Roelof Botha to board after record IPO
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- Space X adds Roelof Botha to board after record IPO Quartz · Kimberly White / Getty Images Cris Tolomia Thu, June 18, 2026 at 7:06 PM GMT+7 2 min read SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- According to an SEC filing, Botha was named an independent director effective immediately, filling a seat that had been vacant on the board.
- The filing notes that Botha joined Sequoia Capital in 2003 and held a managing member role at Sequoia Capital Operations for roughly 18 years before stepping down in 2025.
Space X adds Roelof Botha to board after record IPO Quartz · Kimberly White / Getty Images Cris Tolomia Thu, June 18, 2026 at 7:06 PM GMT+7 2 min read SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. elected Roelof Botha to its board of directors on Monday, less than a week after the company went public in the largest IPO on record.
According to an SEC filing, Botha was named an independent director effective immediately, filling a seat that had been vacant on the board. He will serve until Space X's next annual shareholder meeting. The board also appointed him to its audit committee.
In the filing, SpaceX described Botha as someone who "brings extensive public company experience along with a deep audit committee background, having served on the boards and audit committees of numerous public companies." The company also cited his financial, investment, and managerial experience.