4. John (Mick) Nicholson; Joseph Rank

Company: Lockheed Martin
Designation: Nicholson: CEO—Middle East
Rank: CEO—Saudi Arabia & Africa
Nationality: Americans
Global Headquarters: U.S.
Sector: Aerospace

Nicholson and Rank joined Lockheed Martin and assumed their current positions in 2021 and 2018, respectively. Lockheed Martin participated in the Dubai Airshow in November 2023 and the World Defense Show in Riyadh in February 2024. The Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation and Security Solutions in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, trains Emirati students on the U.A.E.’s national security. In February 2024, Lockheed Martin awarded two subcontracts to industry in Saudi Arabia for a second source for certain components in the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System. Nicholson also sits on the board of trustees of Khalifa University and was a mentor at the U.S. National Defense University and NATO Senior Mentor Program. Rank is a member of the board of trustees for Mohammed bin Salman College and a non-resident faculty member of the U.S. Army War College.