Our Board

Mark Elliott
Non-executive Chairman
Appointed Non-executive Chairman in March 2010; Non-executive Director between June 2009 and February 2010.
Member of the Remuneration Committee, Compliance Committee and Nominations Committee.

Mark was previously General Manager of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa and sat on IBM’s Worldwide Management Council. Mark currently serves as a Non-executive Director on the boards of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (in respect of which he is also Chairman of the Remuneration Committee), Reed Elsevier NV and G4S plc. The Board considers that Mark’s extensive experience in the technology services sector, both in the US and Europe, coupled with his exposure to a variety of industry sectors on the boards of FTSE listed companies, is a valuable asset to the Group in terms of leadership and addressing the strategic issues affecting the Group.

Leo Quinn
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed Chief Executive Officer in November 2009.
Member of the Compliance Committee, Nominations Committee and Security Committee.

Leo was Chief Executive Officer of De La Rue plc between 2005 and 2009. Before that he was Chief Operating Officer of Invensys plc’s Production Management Division. Prior to that time, he spent 16 years with Honeywell Inc. in a variety of senior management roles in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Leo was formerly a Non-executive Director of Tomkins plc.

David Mellors
Chief Financial Officer
Appointed Chief Financial Officer in August 2008.
Member of the Security Committee.

David was previously deputy Chief Financial Officer of Logica plc. David has also held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Logica’s international division covering operations in North America, Australia, the Middle East and Asia and, prior to that, he was the Group Financial Controller. Earlier experience included various roles with CMG Plc, Rio Tinto plc and Price Waterhouse. David is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Michael Harper
Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-executive Director
Appointed Non-executive Director in November 2011.
Appointed Deputy Chairman and SID in February 2012.

Michael was appointed Chairman of BBA Aviation plc in June 2007, having joined the Board in February 2005. He is an engineer by training and has a wealth of experience gained as a director of Williams plc where, on the demerger in 2000, he became Chief Executive of Kidde plc. Michael is Chairman of both the Vitec Group plc and Ricardo plc.

Colin Balmer
Non-executive Director
Appointed Non-executive Director in February 2003.
Chairman of the Security Committee. Member of the Compliance Committee, Nominations Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Colin served as Managing Director of the Cabinet Office from 2003 until his retirement in 2006. Previously, he was Finance Director of the MOD, with responsibility for QinetiQ’s privatisation and the subsequent investment by Carlyle as part of the PPP Transaction. Colin has extensive experience across the MOD and is currently a member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Audit and Risk Committee and he is currently on the Board of the Royal Mint, chairing its Audit Committee. The Board considers that Colin’s extensive knowledge of the development of QinetiQ throughout its public-private partnership, and his in-depth understanding of the working of Government, particularly the UK MOD, provides the Board with a unique insight into the issues facing Government in delivering its procurement objectives and partnering with industry suppliers.

Noreen Doyle
Non-executive Director
Appointed Non-executive Director in October 2005.
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee; Member of the Audit Committee.

Noreen sits on the Board of Credit Suisse Group (Zurich) and is a Non-executive Director of Newmont Mining Corporation (Denver), where she is chair of the Audit Committee, and Rexam plc where she is chair of the Finance Committee. Prior to her appointment in 2001 as First Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Noreen was head of Risk Management. Previously, Noreen had a distinguished career at Bankers Trust Company (now Deutsche Bank) in corporate finance and leveraged financing, with a concentration in oil, gas and mining. The Board considers that Noreen’s extensive international business experience, particularly in the areas of corporate finance, risk management and banking, is of significant benefit to the Board.

Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent
Non-executive Director
Appointed Non-executive Director in April 2010.
Member of the Compliance Committee, Remuneration Committee and Security Committee.

Sir James commanded the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible and three other ships and submarines during a 37-year career in the Royal Navy which culminated in his appointment as Commander-in-Chief Fleet. In-between operational duties he served in several appointments in the Ministry of Defence and gained cross-Whitehall experience while on secondment to HM Treasury. The Board considers that Sir James’ expertise in the Government contracting domain, particularly with the UK MOD and HM Treasury, to be highly beneficial in the context of QinetiQ’s Government sourced operations.

Paul Murray
Non-executive Director
Appointed Non-executive Director in October 2010.
Chairman of the Audit Committee. Member of the Compliance Committee.

Paul is currently a Non-executive Director and Audit Committee chair at Royal Mail Holdings PLC. He also holds directorships at Knowledge Peers plc and Tangent Communications plc and is a Trustee of Pilotlight, a charity for the disadvantaged. He was previously Senior Independent Director of Taylor Nelson Sofres plc, a Non-executive Director of Thomson SA and Tangent Communications plc, and has also been Group Finance Director of Carlton Communications plc and LASMO plc. The Board considers that Paul brings a broad range of experience in finance and corporate governance from a cross section of industries, all of which leverage technology.