Amanda Holt

An accomplished and respected defence industry leader, Amanda commenced her career 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 complex military systems when she joined Australian engineering and systems integration company, SYPAQ Systems in 2007. SYPAQ offered 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 the four years prior.

Amanda holds tertiary qualifications in aerospace engineering and business, complemented by post-graduate studies in remote sensing, systems and software engineering. She also obtained a Senior Executive MBA from Melbourne Business School.

She is a Fellow and engineering executive of Engineers Australia, a member of the RMIT Aerospace Engineering Advisory Board, co-chair of the Defence Maritime Environmental Working Group and Land Environmental Working Group, and Non-executive Director of PWR Holdings.  She has previously held roles as the Director of the Sir Richard Williams Foundation and Board Member of the Centre for Defence Industry Collaboration and Defence Rapid Prototyping, Development and Evaluation organisation.

Profile

Amanda Holt is the Chief Executive Officer of SYPAQ, a leading engineering and systems integration company.

Experience

• Adacel, ADI and Thales
• Military systems engineering
• Combat, communications & simulation systems for the Royal Australian Navy.

Qualifications

• Amanda holds tertiary qualifications in aerospace engineering and business, complemented by post-graduate studies in remote sensing, systems and software engineering and a Senior Executive MBA from Melbourne Business School.

Memberships

• Fellow & engineering executive of Engineers Australia
• Member of the RMIT Aerospace Engineering Advisory Board
• Co-chair of the Defence Maritime Environmental Working Group
• Co-chair of the Defence Maritime Environmental Working Group
• Non-executive Director PWR Holdings