Pina Palermo

Pina Palermo, World CC, MCIPS, currently serves as the Commercial & Supply Chain Director for UK Defence at QinetiQ, a role held since April 2021, after previously acting as the Commercial Director for Air and Space. Prior experience includes a Senior Commercial Team Lead position at Boeing Defence UK Ltd from October 2019 to March 2021, and serving as Sub-Contracts Lead at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence from July 2017 to October 2019. Pina Palermo has substantial expertise in commercial and procurement strategy, as evidenced by a long tenure at International Systems Engineering, where the roles included Commercial and Procurement Director and Head of Commercial & Procurement. Academic credentials include a degree from the University Gabriele D'Annunzio in Business, Economics, and Statistics, along with certifications from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply and World Commerce & Contracting.