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Brendan Nolan

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Group Strategy Director at QinetiQ
📍 United Kingdom

Brendan is a senior executive in the Defence & Aerospace sector and the Group Strategy Director at QinetiQ, focusing on global strategy and corporate development. A former Royal Air Force Tornado pilot who attended RAF College Cranwell, colleagues describe him as professional and influential.

His background is deeply rooted in his distinguished military career, having earned medals for Air Operations in Iraq and service in the Former Yugoslavia. This operational experience informs his leadership in the private sector, where he has held senior roles at Leonardo and Inzpire Limited.

Unique fact: Before his corporate career, Brendan was an operational Tornado pilot in the Royal Air Force.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Group Strategy Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Corporate Strategy
As Group Strategy Director for QinetiQ, he is directly responsible for the company's global strategy, corporate development, and investor relations.
Aviation Technology
He promotes innovative, in-house designed kits that can "revolutionise how aircrew work in the cockpit" for both training and operational value.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Group Strategy Director
QinetiQ
6-2022 - 12-2025
Managing Director
Inzpire Limited
2-2019 - 6-2022
Director Of Business Development, Air & Space Division
QinetiQ
1-2015 - 2-2019
Vice President Sales
Leonardo
3-2014 - 1-2015
Head of Divisional Marketing
Leonardo
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Education
1991 - 1991
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RAF College Cranwell
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