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Graham Love is the Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking Corporate title or Administration in charge of total management of a corporation, company, non-profit organization, or government agency, reporting to the board of directors....
 of QinetiQ
QinetiQ

QinetiQ is an international Defense contractor, formed from the greater part of the former UK government agency Defence Evaluation and Research Agency when it was split up in June 2001 ....
 Group plc. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and a chartered accountant
Chartered Accountant

Chartered Accountant is the title used by members of certain professional accountancy associations in the British Commonwealth of Nations countries and Republic of Ireland....
.

In the late 1980s he was part of the senior management team that expanded Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick is the world's largest global public relations firm.HistoryWeber Shandwick is a formation of three previous companies:...
 through a major acquisition programme involving the purchase of over 30 public relations
Public relations

Public relations is the practice of managing the flow of information between an organization and its publics. Public relations - often referred to as PR - gains an organization or individual exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment....
 agencies worldwide acting as its finance director.

In 1992, Love joined the UK Government's Defence Research Agency
Defence Research Agency

The Defence Research Agency , was an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence from April 1991 until April 1995. At the time the DRA was United Kingdom's largest science and technology organisation....
 as Finance Director and continued in the role when the agency expanded into Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency

The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency was a part of the Ministry of Defence until July 2, 2001. At the time it was the United Kingdom's largest science and technology organisation....
 (DERA).

He was appointed Managing Director of the support services division (DSSD) in 1995.






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Graham Love is the Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking Corporate title or Administration in charge of total management of a corporation, company, non-profit organization, or government agency, reporting to the board of directors....
 of QinetiQ
QinetiQ

QinetiQ is an international Defense contractor, formed from the greater part of the former UK government agency Defence Evaluation and Research Agency when it was split up in June 2001 ....
 Group plc. He is a graduate of Cambridge University and a chartered accountant
Chartered Accountant

Chartered Accountant is the title used by members of certain professional accountancy associations in the British Commonwealth of Nations countries and Republic of Ireland....
.

In the late 1980s he was part of the senior management team that expanded Weber Shandwick
Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick is the world's largest global public relations firm.HistoryWeber Shandwick is a formation of three previous companies:...
 through a major acquisition programme involving the purchase of over 30 public relations
Public relations

Public relations is the practice of managing the flow of information between an organization and its publics. Public relations - often referred to as PR - gains an organization or individual exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment....
 agencies worldwide acting as its finance director.

In 1992, Love joined the UK Government's Defence Research Agency
Defence Research Agency

The Defence Research Agency , was an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence from April 1991 until April 1995. At the time the DRA was United Kingdom's largest science and technology organisation....
 as Finance Director and continued in the role when the agency expanded into Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency

The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency was a part of the Ministry of Defence until July 2, 2001. At the time it was the United Kingdom's largest science and technology organisation....
 (DERA).

He was appointed Managing Director of the support services division (DSSD) in 1995. Two years later, he led the successful buy-out of DSSD from DERA to form Comax Secure Business Services Ltd. He subsequently led the team which negotiated the sale of Comax to Amey plc
Amey plc

Amey plc, previously known as Amey Ltd and Amey Roadstone Construction, is a United Kingdom based infrastructure support service provider....
.

In 2001, Love rejoined DERA as Chief Financial Officer
Chief financial officer

The chief financial officer of a Types of companies or public agency is the corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the Finance risks of the business or agency....
, subsequently playing a key role in the formation of QinetiQ and the sale of a controlling interest to The Carlyle Group
Carlyle Group

The Carlyle Group is a global private equity investment firm, based in Washington, D.C., with more than $91.5 billion of equity capital under management....
.

Controversially, his £106,000 investment in the company was later worth £20m at floatation. Approximately £6m worth were sold in January 2007.

In 2005, Love became Chief Executive of QinetiQ, as the company moved to IPO.