James A. J. Nickolas

James A. J. Nickolas is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Martin Marietta Materials. James has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, and accounting.

Nickolas began their career as a Senior Tax Associate at Coopers & Lybrand from 1994 to 1997. James then moved to J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. where they worked as an Executive Director from 2001 to 2008. In this role, they were responsible for investment banking coverage, client relationship management, and originating and executing debt and equity capital raising and mergers and acquisitions.

In October 2008, Nickolas joined Caterpillar Inc. as the Head of Global M&A and Caterpillar Ventures Investing. In this role, they were responsible for leading the company's corporate mergers & acquisitions and venture capital investing activities. James oversaw a team of M&A professionals located in Peoria, Chicago, Beijing, and San Francisco. Nickolas left Caterpillar in June 2017 to join Martin Marietta Materials as their Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

James A. J. Nickolas graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. James then went on to complete their MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Finally, they earned their JD from University of Chicago Law School.

James A. J. Nickolas works with Daniel L. Grant - SVP Strategy and Development, Craig M. Latorre - SVP & CHRO, and John P. Mohr - SVP & CIO. James A. J. Nickolas reports to C. Howard Nye , Chairman, President & CEO.