TD-Info Talks – In Conversation with Paul Livingstone CBE
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 and on the MOD’s “Raising Our Standards” External Challenge Panel. He has previously been 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 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.
Join us on the 17th February at 12:00 for a discussion on the Defence landscape, its future and career navigation!
17th February 2026, 12:00-13:00
