– UK, Farnborough – QinetiQ Group plc (LON: QQ), today announced the appointment of General Sir Gordon Messenger to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective from 12th October 2020.
The General will replace Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent KCB, CBE, who, after ten years, will step down from the Board at the end of 2020.
“For ten years, Sir James has added significant value to the Board of QinetiQ through his deep understanding and knowledge of the defence sector. During this period, he has successfully chaired our Risk & CSR and Security committees. On behalf of all Board members and the Company, I would like to thank him for his considerable contribution to our success during this period” said Board Chairman, Neil Johnson.
He added: “We are delighted that Sir Gordon will be joining QinetiQ. With his extensive defence career experience and his unique insight into the changing nature of modern conflict and its implications for military capabilities, he will provide understanding and valuable challenge to our thinking as we continue our progress to becoming a truly global and integrated defence and security company”.
About General Sir Gordon Messenger
General Sir Gordon Messenger served 37 years as a Royal Marine. Throughout his military career, General Sir Gordon deployed on multiple operational deployments, including in the former Yugoslavia, Iraq and Afghanistan, and undertook actions for which he was highly decorated on numerous occasions. He also served in key appointments in various UK and NATO Headquarters, overseeing the planning and execution of UK and Coalition military and humanitarian relief operations worldwide. Within the UK Ministry of Defence, his roles included the Director Force Development, Director Joint Commitments, Chief of Defence Staff’s Strategic Communication Officer, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff and, finally on promotion to General, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, a position he held for three years until his retirement in 2019.
About QinetiQ
QinetiQ is a leading science and engineering company operating primarily in the defence, security and critical infrastructure markets. We work in partnership with our customers to solve real-world problems through innovative solutions delivering operational and competitive advantage.
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