Lockheed Martin CEO and leadership

It is a privilege to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the world. I am inspired by the dedicated Lockheed Martin team that provides global security and innovative solutions for the brave men and women who protect our freedom.

Frank A. St. John serves as chief operating officer for Lockheed Martin Corporation. He has held this role since June 2020 and is responsible for the strategic, operational and financial performance of all of the corporation's business areas, totaling almost $60 billion in sales.

St. John joined Lockheed Martin more than 30 years ago and took on roles of increasing responsibility in engineering and program management before joining the corporation's executive leadership team in January 2018.

Most recently, he served as executive vice president of Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS), leading a $16 billion enterprise employing 34,000 people across the globe. Under his leadership, the RMS portfolio featured more than 1,000 programs, including helicopters, integrated air and missile defense, littoral warfare, undersea warfare, radar, electronic warfare, cyber solutions, C4ISR, and training and logistics systems. He regularly interacted with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency, as well as intelligence, civil, commercial and international military customers.

Prior to that, he served as Missiles and Fire Control’s (MFC) executive vice president where he was responsible for ensuring MFC’s lines of business successfully met the company’s commitments and responsibilities to its customers and the corporation. During his tenure at MFC, St. John also served as executive vice president and deputy of Programs, vice president of Tactical Missiles/Combat Maneuver Systems and served as the site general manager for the MFC Orlando, FL campus.

St. John earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Central Florida. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Air Force Association, Surface Navy Association and serves on the Association of the United States Army Council of Trustees.

Greg A. Karol is senior vice president of Human Resources for Lockheed Martin Corporation. He is responsible for the corporation’s diverse workforce of 110,000 employees in over 50 countries around the world. He develops and implements the global human resources strategy, including benefits, compensation and performance management, talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion, labor relations, talent and organizational capability, and workforce solutions and intelligence. He also oversees the corporation’s global security organization. Mr. Karol has more than 33 years of experience serving in Lockheed Martin’s Human Resources, Labor Relations and Production Operations functions. During his time in human resources leadership roles, he has held positions of increasing responsibility including the vice president of corporate labor relations and vice president of human resources for the Missiles and Fire Control business area. Most recently he led the human resources function for the Aeronautics business area. He joined the company in 1986 as a production supervisor supporting the Patriot and Pershing II missile programs. In that role, he was also one of the creators of the Performance Management Teams Program. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mr. Karol graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He also earned a master’s degree in business administration and human resources management from the Florida Institute of Technology and completed a global executive master’s in human resources program at Rutgers University.

It is a privilege to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the world. I am inspired by the dedicated Lockheed Martin team that provides global security and innovative solutions for the brave men and women who protect our freedom.