Anduril Australia has announced the appointment of Pete Quinn to Vice President Strategy, Anduril Australia and Asia Pacific.
As Anduril Australia's VP Strategy, Pete will support the growth of the Australian and APAC businesses, providing strategic direction and shaping the development of AI-driven capabilities.
As a former Rear Admiral of the Royal Australian Navy, Quinn comes to Anduril Australia following a 40-year military career serving in a wide variety of Navy, Joint and exchange appointments, including operational deployments to the North West Pacific, the Middle East and East Timor.
He served most recently as Head Navy Capability where he was responsible for identifying the needs and requirements of Navy's future capabilities and for the development and delivery of these capabilities to the Fleet.
"Rear Admiral Quinn is a highly accomplished leader who has served our country with distinction," said David Goodrich, Executive Chairman and CEO of Anduril Australia and Asia Pacific.
"We are thrilled to welcome Pete to our team to accelerate the growth of our Australian and APAC businesses. While Pete brings incredible maritime depth, he also brings a multi-domain mindset which aligns perfectly with our growth strategy and disruptive capabilities across all five domains."
Anduril Australia launched on 3rd July 2022 and has since grown to a team of 76 people and moved offices three times to allow for its expansion.
"I am thrilled to bring my skill sets to Anduril, an organisation dedicated to solving key issues facing the warfighter as quickly as possible," said Pete Quinn, Vice President Strategy, Anduril Australia and Asia Pacific.
"What excites me about this role is Anduril's speed to capability approach. I have seen first-hand ideas go from a sketch to prototype to capability at lightning speed. The future is now at Anduril."