SIMON FOVARGUE , MBE , CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR LEIDOS UK AND EUROPE , DISCUSSES TECHNOLOGY TRENDS Simon Fovargue , MBE , is the Chief Executive for Leidos UK and Europe - a global Fortune 500 company employing 44,000 people across 137 countries .
Leidos : Leading global defence strategies through technology
SIMON FOVARGUE , MBE , CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR LEIDOS UK AND EUROPE , DISCUSSES TECHNOLOGY TRENDS Simon Fovargue , MBE , is the Chief Executive for Leidos UK and Europe - a global Fortune 500 company employing 44,000 people across 137 countries .
He says , “ Leidos specialises in developing and supporting large-scale and innovative technology transformation programmes designed to deliver business improvement and efficiency . Our ability to deliver digital solutions for the public sector is unmatched from secure cloud migration , business process optimisation and business intelligence capabilities .”
Technologies to address tomorrow ’ s challenges
As a strategic supplier to the UK Government , Leidos has an essential role in diverse customer deliverables and projects . Over the past year , it has played an active role in the Platinum Jubilee and , more recently , in the logistics operations surrounding Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ’ s funeral .
Leidos also supported the Ministry Of Defence ( MOD ) in the UK ’ s battle against Covid-19 by assisting with the receipt , integration , storage and distribution of life-saving ventilators , PPE and vaccines at the height of the pandemic . In 2015 , Leidos was awarded the Logistics Services Transformation contract from MOD . The 13-year , £ 6.7bn contract is transforming the UK ’ s Defence supply chain and Leidos and its subcontractors service the needs of nearly 200,000 personnel in 600 locations around the globe .
“ The UK Armed Forces is now able to leverage best-in-class technology solutions that rival those deployed by leading companies in the private sector . The MOD don ’ t think of us as a logistics company ; they think of us as a technology integration company ,” Fovargue explains .
A future in technology and diversity
Leidos is a strategic supplier across all sectors , providing digital transformation for customers in sectors such as Defence , National Security and Devolved Governments , to name a few . Fovargue adds , “ We have partnership schemes to ensure we tap into growing companies . We want to integrate technologies to enable better outcomes for the Customer .”