Paul Livingston CBE, Chief Executive, UK & NATO
Directeur Général, OTAN & Royaume-Uni

Paul Livingston was appointed Chief Executive & Chair, Lockheed Martin UK, in April 2021 – he
is responsible for all operations of Lockheed Martin UK and it’s subsidiaries, in October 2024 he
was additionally appointed as the Senior Executive for NATO within Lockheed Martin.

Paul began his career as an engineering apprentice working in simulation and has since spent
more than thirty eight years in the defence sector.

Since joining Lockheed Martin in 2001, Paul has held a number of executive roles across the
global corporation in the UK, the Netherlands, Brazil and South Korea. He has also served as
Managing Director of Ascent, a 50/50 joint venture with Babcock International delivering the
UK’s Military Flying Training System.

Paul serves His Majesty’s Government as a Member of the Defence Industrial Joint Council. He
previously served on the MOD’s “Raising Our Standards” External Challenge Panel and as a
member of the United Kingdom Investment Council and the Defence Suppliers Forum Executive
Board. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a former Strategic Advisor to the
Women in Defence organisation.

In the June 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List, Paul was appointed an Ordinary Commander of
the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Services to the Defence
Industry.

Paul is a Non-Executive Director of Thames Freeport.

Married to Kate since 1996, they have two adult children and reside in both London and Rutland.