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On July 6, 2026, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) announced the appointment of Wolfgang Schmidt, former German Federal Minister and Head of the Federal Chancellery, to its European Advisory Board. Schmidt, who previously oversaw Germany's federal intelligence services, joins the company as it scales its European operations and advances the development of a new satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin. This strategic appointment is designed to bolster Planet's governance and regulatory expertise as it expands its AI--enabled Earth observation solutions and manufacturing capabilities within the European Union.