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title: Kim Nakamaru Placed as General Counsel and Member of the Executive Leadership Team at Hermeus
description: Nakamaru brings extensive legal and operational experience to the role, with over 15 years advising public and private companies, including a decade focused on aerospace, aviation, and advanced manufacturing. At Relativity Space, she led legal, regulatory, risk, employee relations, environmental health and safety, and physical security functions, helping to build the infrastructure required to scale complex operations across manufacturing, test, and launch environments.
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# Kim Nakamaru Placed as General Counsel and Member of the Executive Leadership Team at Hermeus

Originally published by [Whistler Partners Placements](https://www.whistlerpartners.com/blog-new/author/whistler-partners-placements) on 04.29.26

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Whistler Partners is pleased to announce the placement of Kim Nakamaru as General Counsel and a member of the Executive Leadership Team at Hermeus, a venture-backed defense aviation company focused on building high-speed aircraft through rapid, iterative development.

Nakamaru brings over 15 years of experience advising public and private companies, including a decade in aerospace, aviation, and advanced manufacturing. She joins Hermeus from Relativity Space, where she served as General Counsel and a member of the executive team, leading legal, regulatory, risk, employee relations, environmental health and safety, and physical security functions.

Prior to Relativity Space, Nakamaru held senior leadership roles at EagleView and Global Eagle Entertainment (now Anuvu), supporting technology-driven businesses operating in complex regulatory environments.

She joins Hermeus at a pivotal stage as the company advances toward real-world capability, where legal leadership is critical to supporting speed, scale, and execution.

The search was led by Kathleen Mon and Allison Hill of Whistler Partners.

Whistler Partners is a leading legal recruiting firm focused on high-growth technology companies and top-tier law firms.

[Full Press Release: Hermeus Appoints Kim Nakamaru as General Counsel ](https://www.hermeus.com/newsroom-content/kim-nakamaru-gc)

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