Directorate Change

QinetiQ Group plc
21 February 2007



QinetiQ Group plc
21 February 2007


                    QinetiQ appoints Managing Director EMEA


QinetiQ, the international defence and security technology company, announces
the appointment of Clive Richardson as managing director of its European, Middle
Eastern and Australasian operations, with effect from 1 June 2007. In this role,
he will be responsible for all of QinetiQ's operations except for QinetiQ North
America and QinetiQ Ventures.

Richardson joins QinetiQ from BAE Systems Insyte, an operating subsidiary of BAE
Systems, where he is chief executive officer. Insyte, which has 4,000 UK staff,
develops and manufactures sensors, combat management systems and surveillance
and command systems for the defence and homeland security markets.

Commenting on the appointment, QinetiQ's chief executive Graham Love said: 'I am
delighted to welcome Clive Richardson to QinetiQ. His impressive track record
and in-depth knowledge of the defence industry will be enormously important to
us as we continue to grow our UK defence business in technology supply, support
and managed services, and to develop our provision of these services globally.'

Further senior management changes, effective from 1 April 2007, see Andrew
Sleigh, currently managing director of the UK Defence & Technology sector, take
up the new position of group chief technology officer. His role will focus on
providing technical leadership, driving investment strategy and ensuring that
QinetiQ continues to harness technology to provide 'brilliant solutions to
important problems' for its growing customer base in the defence, security and
commercial markets. Hal Kruth, currently managing director of the UK Security &
Dual Use sector, will become chairman of QinetiQ Ventures, responsible for
delivering value from the portfolio of start-ups and joint ventures created to
commercialise QinetiQ's technologies.

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For further information please contact:

Nicky Louth-Davies, QinetiQ press office:  [phone];[phone]
Adrian Colman, QinetiQ investor relations: [phone];[phone]




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