David Lockwood
President, ADS
CEO, Babcock International Group
David Lockwood commenced his role as ADS President in January 2024. David is Croup Chief Executive Officer of Babcock International Group; he was appointed CEO in September 2020.
Babcock is the UK’s 2nd Biggest International defence company, employing over 28,000 highly skilled people worldwide, and operates in focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France, and South Africa, with exports to additional markets.
David was previously CEO of Cobham plc, one of the UK’s largest defence companies and a leading global technology and services innovator. Prior to that, he was CEO of Laird PLC, a FTSE 250 technology company, from 2012 to 2016.
His career includes senior management roles at BT Global Services, BAE Systems and Thales Corporation. David has a Degree in Mathematics from the University of York and is a chartered accountant. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce. He received an OBE for services to industry in Scotland in 2011.
