Gregory Darling

Gregory is the owner and Managing Director of the mobile satellite services group, Applied Satellite Technnolgy (AST), a business that he founded and has lead for more than 25 years. AST is a significant provider of mobile satellite services globally and is represented on all continents. Across his working life, Gregory has garnered extensive business experience and acumen in  fields other than satellite communications, including international shipping where he served as Chairman of the Gardline Group. In this capacity Gregory was appointed Joint Chairman of the UK Maritime Industry Group and served as a Director of the UK’s Society of Maritime Industries. Gregory established AST Oceanics (formerly Gardline Australia) in 2006 in response to an opportunity he identified to provide maritime security services to the Australian Government. He has been the company’s Managing Director since 2006 and is now also AST Oceanics owner.