Neville Salkeld

Managing Director of Consulting

Neville’s biography

Neville Salkeld was appointed Managing Director Consulting on 1 April 2008. With over 1,100 staff and associates, covering a broad range of disciplines, Consulting is one of the largest technical consulting organisations in Europe. Neville’s role is to enhance our position as a trusted advisor in both the public and private sectors. Previously he had provided direction, oversight and customer relationship management across QinetiQ’s UK MOD business.

Neville joined QinetiQ in 2002 as Group Director of Business Planning. Shortly afterwards, he additionally became responsible for the QinetiQ Venture Fund. He also co-led a major corporate strategy review that resulted in the company’s expansion into North America. In 2004, he was appointed Managing Director of the Centre for Human Sciences. In this position he developed and implemented a plan to restructure the division to improve performance and enhance market positioning, whilst winning critical research contracts.

Prior to joining QinetiQ, Neville worked for eight years as management consultant at McKinsey & Co. His early career was spent with Oxford Lasers Ltd. He holds a degree in Physics from Lincoln College, Oxford University, and an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management. Neville has been a trustee of the QinetiQ Pension Fund since July 2006.