Leadership

Air Vice-Marshal (Retired) Steven ‘Zed’ Roberton DSC AM

Chief Executive

Retired Air Vice-Marshal Steven ‘Zed’ Roberton DSC AM was appointed Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand, in December 2024. 

Roberton was accepted into RAAF as a direct entry pilot trainee in 1989. He completed initial officer and flight training at RAAF Point Cook and RAAF Base Pearce, graduating from No. 153 Pilots Course in 1990 and F/A-18 conversion in 1993. Roberton is a Category A Fighter Pilot with over 3000 total hours, mostly in F/A-18A, B, C, D, E and F fighters.

Roberton completed a joint staff tour in Capability Development Group in Canberra and Australian Command and Staff College. Deployed to Iraq, he commanded Number 75 Squadron RAAF (2003–06) and No. 82 Wing RAAF (2010–11), and led Air Task Group 630 on operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2014–15). He served as commander Air Combat Group RAAF from 2015 to 2017, Air Commander Australia from 2017 to 2019, and Head Force Design within the Vice Chief of Defence Force Group from June 2019 to February 2022.

Roberton is a graduate of the University of Queensland, Canberra University, Australian Command and Staff Course, UK's Higher Command and Staff College and the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.

Graham Lintott

Managing Director - Strategy & Business Development
Lockheed Martin New Zealand

Jerry Szulinski

General Manager, Lockheed Martin New Zealand