QinetiQ announces appointment of two new Directors to SSA Board

LORTON, Va., Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Experienced executive leader Brad Feldmann and financial management expert John Kavanaugh have been appointed to the QinetiQ SSA Board of Directors.

The QinetiQ SSA Board was established in July 2020 after an agreement was reached with the US Defense Counterintelligence & Security Agency, to operate all of QinetiQ US's defence and security operations under a new Special Security Agreement (SSA).

John Hillen, Chair of the QinetiQ SSA Board, added: "The strategic insight and business acumen that Brad and John bring to the SSA Board will strengthen its governance, oversight and guidance in a complex regulatory and security environment."

Steve Wadey, Group CEO, QinetiQ, said: "I am pleased we have secured Brad and John's complementary experience in growing and leading organisations relevant to the defence and security sector. Their expertise will be highly valuable to the Board as we continue to support our US customers' national security and defence priorities and drive stable and long-term strategic growth in the US."

With more than thirty years' experience as an executive leader at organisations including technology company Neology, defense and transportation company Cubic Corporation, airborne intelligence solutions provider, AEVEX, and the National Defense Industrial Association, Brad has extensive experience in building and scaling businesses through organic growth and acquisitions. In 2020, he was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the world's most influential business leaders.

John served as Chief Financial Officer at Perspecta Inc., which he launched as a publicly traded company in June 2018 before it was acquired in 2021 by Peraton, a leading provider of Government Services IT Solutions, where John retained his senior leadership position. He has held executive roles at IT services and consulting company DXC Corporation, was President of Xerox Federal Solutions Group and Vice President at Northrop Grumman.

Brad and John succeed former outside directors Tom Vecchiolla, who stepped down from the SSA Board of Directors earlier this year to take up the role of President and Chief Executive, QinetiQ US, and Dr Pamela Drew, who sadly passed away earlier this year. We are grateful for Pam's service and for her significant contribution to the SSA Board.

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QinetiQ SSA Board Members
John Hillen, Chair and outside director
Brad Feldmann, outside director and Government Security Committee Chair
John Kavanaugh, outside director and Audit Committee Chair
Steve Wadey, Group CEO, QinetiQ and inside director
Martin Cooper, Group CFO, QinetiQ and inside director
Tom Vecchiolla, President and Chief Executive, QinetiQ US and officer director 

About QinetiQ

QinetiQ is an integrated global defence and security company focused on mission-led innovation. We employ more than 8000 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 X @QinetiQ. 

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