QinetiQ Australia has appointed Mat Sibree as General Manager Aerospace with overall responsibility for 80 engineers and consultants delivering advice and services to Defence, industry and commercial customers.
His area of the business also holds unique status as the ADF’s chosen partner in aircraft structural integrity as a certified Authorised Engineering Organisation.
“Mat’s wealth of experience in both Defence and industry successfully leading teams, improving project performance, delivering sustained business growth, increasing customer satisfaction and strengthening partner relationships will be valuable to the aerospace domain and our business moving forward," Greg Barsby managing director QinetiQ Australia said.
Sibree joins QinetiQ Australia from BAE Systems Australia, where he has held several senior positions over the past five years, most recently as General Manager Aviation Solutions. Prior to this, he worked for Boeing Defence Australia in Army aviation training and Qantas before that as a licensed long haul B747 pilot.
Sibree did his initial pilot training with the Royal Australian Air Force and was an F-111 pilot and qualified flying instructor.