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Security and defence contractor QinetiQ appointed a new general manager business development in line with its recent Australian restructuring, effective from late August.
QinetiQ appointed George McGuire CSC as general manager businesses development, with the appointment effective from 23 August, the company revealed this week.
The appointment was unveiled as QinetiQ recently restructured its Australian offering to continue enhancing its regional growth.
“George is ideally placed to lead our business development team through our next growth phase, due to his 28 years of frontline experience with the Royal Australian Navy, including two warship sea commands. George’s deep understanding of the modern threat landscape provides our customers with a tactical advantage when it comes to assuring mission-critical capabilities,” Greg Barsby, managing director QinetiQ Australia, said.
The recent appointment is expected to support the company’s strategic aim of providing Defence with a range of innovative technical and advisory solutions.
“After leading our Operations & Delivery team for the past six years, I believe I can bring that same customer focus and informed understanding of their needs to this new role. We are committed to supporting the Commonwealth with robust, Australian-led industrial capability, delivered by people with a deep, real understanding of the challenges facing the ADF,” George McGuire, general manager business development at QinetiQ Australia, said.
“Crucially, as a global leader in test and evaluation, we’re further investing to grow and enhance this essential sovereign capability across digital and live environments in all warfare domains in Australia. Our operational T&E solutions provide the ADF with the capability knowledge they depend on to make better informed decisions.”
As part of the company’s recent restructure, QinetiQ Australia established two delivery teams to support the company’s regional objectives. The two teams include advisory services, as well as engineering and technical services.
According to the company, the restructure is expected to be enhanced by their "rapidly growing opportunities in robotics and autonomous systems, and power and energy solutions".
[Related: QinetiQ Australia to continue collaboration with DST]
