Defence and security group QinetiQ has appointed Shawn Purvis as president and CEO of QinetiQ US.
Purvis is currently corporate vice president and a member of the executive leadership team at Northrop Grumman Corporation, where she leads the firm’s Enterprise Services sector. Her previous experience includes strategic, financial, engineering, operations and customer-focused leadership positions at Lockheed Martin, Science Applications International Corporation and Northrop Grumman.
Purvis will take up her new role on 16 February. She will join QinetiQ’s global leadership team led by group CEO Steve Wadey, and also join the QinetiQ Inc. board.
Neil Johnson, chair of QinetiQ, commented: “Shawn brings extensive executive-level experience both in leading complex P&L organisations in the US and in integrating substantial businesses successfully. She has a proven track record for delivering programme execution, strategy and growth, and will be a significant asset to the leadership team.”