Clive Richardson

Chief Operating Officer

Clives’s biography

Clive Richardson joined QinetiQ in 2007 as Chief Operating Officer of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Australasia). He is responsible for all of QinetiQ’s operations except for QinetiQ North America.

Clive joined QinetiQ from BAe Systems Insyte, an operating subsidiary of BAe Systems, where he was Chief Executive Officer. Over the 18 years he worked at BAe, he held positions as Managing Director of its operating subsidiary Royal Ordnance, Director of British Aerospace Defence Systems Group and Commercial and Legal Director of BAe Airbus. He has also worked for Westland Helicopters and GEC Marconi.

Clive graduated in law from Kings’ College London and trained at Grays’ Inn before being called to the Bar. He is a member of the influential UK National Defence Industries Council, the Government/Industry defence consultation authority and is the Deputy President of Intellect, the trade association representing companies within the IT, telecoms and electronics sector. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts and Commerce.