Amanda Holt

Ms Holt commenced her career as in military systems engineering developing interoperable combat, communications and simulation systems for the Royal Australian Navy in roles at Adacel, ADI and Thales. She further developed her understanding of Defence and Aerospace technologies when she joined Australian engineering and systems integration company, SYPAQ Systems in 2007. SYPAQ provided Amanda with the opportunity to work with capabilities such as naval shipbuilding, submarine systems, naval and army aviation, aerospace systems, land surveillance and autonomous Systems. Amanda was appointed SYPAQ's Chief Executive Officer in 2015 after being General Manager, Defence and Aerospace and Chief Engineer for four years prior. She is a member of the People and Culture Committee, Risk and Sustainability Committee. She is the Chairperson of the People and Culture Committee.