Chapter 4 · Management
Built in a garage.
Still run by the
founder.
Peter Beck has been Rocket Lab's founder, CEO and Chairman since 2006.
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✦ The bottom line
Sir Peter Beck founded Rocket Lab in 2006. He's still founder, CEO, Chairman — and holds preferred stock with control.
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From the 10-Q · Beck's preferred stock
Sir Peter Beck — the Company's Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman — holds 50,951,250 shares of Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock through The Equatorial Trust, a family trust.
↳ The founder owns ~50M *preferred* shares — a structure that gives him special control rights. *Maximum* skin in the game.
Source · 10-Q · Stockholders' Equity — Preferred Stock · Q1 FY26 · Filed May 7, 2026