Defence Holdings PLC, the company in London that deals with defence technology and security has chosen Andrew Vincent Roughan as its Chief Executive Officer. This change will happen on 30 March 2026.

The company is making this change because it wants to focus on getting things done. Defence Holdings PLC is moving away from developing ideas and is now going to work on making them happen. The company will do this by growing and delivering its programmes, for defence, national security and critical infrastructure.

The board made a decision after they looked at a lot of people. They finished looking at the end of year. Roughan got the job because he really knows a lot about technology that is related to the government. He has worked with this kind of technology for a time. Roughan is good at dealing with groups of people who have different opinions. He has also been in charge of organisations when they were getting bigger and had to do things. Roughan has a lot of experience, with technology sectors that are aligned with the government.

Experienced Leader for a Growth-Driven Phase

Roughan is a leader and he brings this to Defence Holdings. He has a lot of experience from his time as the CEO of Plexal. Plexal is a company in the UK that works with the government and people in defence and national security. At Plexal Roughan was in charge of teams that did different things. They worked on projects that had to follow a lot of rules and used a lot of technology. This experience is very useful for Defence Holdings because they want to create defence technology solutions that make a difference. Roughans experience, at Plexal is what Defence Holdings needs.

Before he worked at Plexal Roughan was one of the people who started Here East. Here East is a place in London where people work on technology and ideas. It was built as part of what the UK Government wanted to do after the Olympics. Roughan also used to work in jobs at telecoms companies and big projects like Cable & Wireless and companies that run big data centers, around the world.

Roughan has the mix of business sense leadership skills and experience with rules and regulations to lead Defence Holdings into its next phase. When Defence Holdings appointed him it showed that they want to focus on getting things done in an organized way talking to people who have a stake in the company and making sure Defence Holdings does things that the government thinks are important, for defence. Roughan is a choice to help Defence Holdings do these things because of his business sense and leadership skills.

Strategic Focus and Executive Alignment

The board likes Roughan because he is good at defence and running organisations. This is important for Defence Holdings to meet its goals. Roughan knows a lot of people. Has worked with the government and other companies before. He can help Defence Holdings do a job, with its contracts work well with the government and other companies and make technology that can be used by a lot of people.

Andy McCartney, Chief Technology Officer of Defence Holdings said that the Board is delighted to appoint Andrew as Chief Executive Officer. The Board thinks Andrew is a choice. Andy McCartney believes that Andrew will be very important to the company as it starts to grow more. Andrew will lead the company into its growth phase. Defence Holdings is getting ready for this phase and Andrew will be, in charge.

Incentives and Capital Update

Roughan will get a deal as part of his pay. He will get warrants for 142,907,576 shares of the company. This is 6 percent of the total shares that the company has issued. The company has divided these warrants into three parts. Each part has a price that Roughan has to pay to get the shares. This is done so that Roughans goals are the same, as the goals of the people who already own shares of the company, Roughan and the shareholders want the company to do well in the run Roughan wants the company to do well in the long run the company wants Roughan to make good decisions.

Defence Holdings made an announcement about its leadership at the time it gave an update on its funding facility. The company said it got a £92,800 from this facility. Now the total amount of money Defence Holdings has from this programme is £713,117.49. This money will help the company keep running and make sure it can adapt to changes as it moves forward with its plans. Defence Holdings is using this money to support its business and help it achieve its goals, which’s good, for the companys future.

Looking Ahead

With Andrew Roughan set to assume the CEO role in late March, Defence Holdings looks to cement its place in the defence technology sector by strengthening delivery capabilities, deepening government and industry partnerships, and focusing on disciplined execution as core pillars of its strategy.