QinetiQ Group
plc
Non-Executive Directorate
Changes
12
February 2024 - QinetiQ Group plc ("QinetiQ" or the "Group") is pleased to
announce the appointment of two independent Non-Executive Directors
to its Board.
Ross McEwan CBE will join the QinetiQ
Board on 1 March 2024. Ross has been Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director of National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) since
December 2019 and, as recently announced, will retire from NAB on 1
July 2024.
Dina Knight will join the QinetiQ
Board on 1 March 2024. Dina is Chief People Officer of
global technology services and solutions provider
Datatec Group and Logicalis International, accountable for its
people operations and strategy.
Upon appointment, Ross and Dina will
become members of the Audit, Nominations, Remuneration and Risk
& Security Committees.
Neil Johnson, Chair of QinetiQ,
said:
"I am delighted to be able to
announce these two significant appointments, both of which will
further strengthen the breadth and depth of skills we have on the
Board. Their experience will be invaluable as QinetiQ
continues to successfully deliver its strategy while remaining
focused on serving the national security interests of our customers
in the UK, US and Australia.
"Ross brings extensive global
business experience at the highest level and his successful track
record is recognised in both the UK, where as CEO he transformed
RBS/NatWest, and in Australia where since late 2019 he has been CEO
of NAB. His intimate knowledge and understanding of the
Australian market will be particularly advantageous.
"Equally, I am delighted that Dina
will be joining the Board, to eventually succeed Susan Searle. Dina
is a seasoned HR professional but will also bring a broad spectrum
of corporate strategic experience to the role. I'm grateful
to Susan for agreeing to remain as Chair of QinetiQ's Remuneration
Committee, in order to provide an extended handover to Dina before
standing down."
9.6.11R and 9.6.13R of the Listing
Rules of the UK Listing Authority:
This notice is given in fulfilment of
the obligation under paragraph 9.6.11R of the Listing Rules. There
are no further details that are required to be disclosed in respect
of Ross McEwan and Dina Knight's appointment under paragraph
9.6.13R of the Listing Rules.
Ross
McEwan biography
Prior to joining the QinetiQ Board,
Ross has been Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of
National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) since December 2019. He
joined NAB from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) where he served as
RBS Group CEO from 2013 to 2019 and CEO UK Retail from 2012 to
2013. Prior to these appointments, Ross held the positions of
Group Executive for Retail Banking Services and Executive General
Manager at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), during which
time he was responsible for its branch network, contact centres and
third-party mortgage brokers.
Ross holds a Bachelor of Business
Studies from Massey University, New Zealand and has more than 30
years' experience in the finance, insurance and investment
industries. Prior to his position at CBA, Ross was Managing
Director of First NZ Capital Securities and Chief Executive Officer
of National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited/AXA New
Zealand Limited. Ross is also Chair of the Australian Banking
Association.
Dina
Knight biography
Dina is Chief People Officer of
Datatec Group and its Logicalis
International division. Datatec is an international IT
solutions and services company, listed on the Johannesburg Stock
exchange with revenues of over $5billion and over 11,000
employees. Logicalis is one Datatec's three business
divisions, and is itself a global corporation with over 4,000
employees. Dina is accountable for people operations strategy
from Board level down. Prior to Logicalis, she held the role
of Global HR Director at Truphone, responsible for driving a
collaborative and innovation-centred culture within an environment
of rapid change from 2017 to 2022. Dina has also had
positions as Group HR Director for Teledyne e2v and Group HR
Director/HR Director for Northgate Information Solutions from 2007
to 2010.
Dina read Business Studies and gained
a Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management from Teesside
University, and has thirty years of HR experience across private
and PLC business environments. She is highly experienced in
working across international workforces and building strong teams
to deliver change and drive results, whilst ensuring that workforce
and business well-being remain a top priority.
About QinetiQ:
QinetiQ is an integrated global
defence and security company focused on mission-led innovation.
QinetiQ employs more than 8,500 highly-skilled people, committed to
creating new ways of protecting what matters most; testing
technologies, systems, and processes to make sure they meet
operational needs; and enabling customers to deploy new and
enhanced capabilities with the assurance they will deliver the
performance required.
Visit our website
www.QinetiQ.com.
Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @QinetiQ. Visit our
blog www.QinetiQ-blogs.com.
For
further information please contact:
James Field, Company
Secretary:
+44 (0) 7841 662957
Lindsay Walls, Group Director
Communications:
+44 (0) 7793 427582
John Haworth, Group Director
Investor
Relations:
+44 (0) 7920 545841