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Boeing appoints new Commercial Airplanes CEO
November 25th 2016
On Monday Boeing named GE Aviation Services CEO, Kevin McAllister, as the new president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, succeeding company vice chairman, Ray Conner. Read More »
Boeing also appointed company veteran, Stanley Deal, as president and CEO of Boeing Global Services, a new business unit to be launched from the customer services groups within the company's existing commercial airplanes and defense, space and security business units.
The Chicago-headquartered manufacturer said Conner would continue to serve as Boeing vice chairman to 2017 and will work closely with McAllister in the months ahead on a purposeful hand-off of customer, supplier and community and government relationships.
"With Ray Conner's retirement timeline in sight and an expanding global services market to pursue, these moves will strengthen and grow Boeing and better serve our customers, employees, shareholders and other partners in the years ahead," Boeing chairman, president and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, said. "We are immensely grateful to Ray for his leadership and contributions to Boeing over nearly four decades. We will continue to rely on his vast experience and keen insights in supporting the leadership and business transitions underway."
McAllister, 53, joins Boeing after 27 years with GE Aviation, where he has served as president and CEO of GE Aviation Services since 2014.
"Kevin is one of industry's best and most highly regarded senior executives, and we are thrilled to have him join Boeing and our strong Commercial Airplanes team," Muilenburg said. "He's a passionate leader with decades of commercial aviation knowledge and experience. He knows Boeing well, shares our values and commitment to our people, and has the results-oriented operational and business experience needed to lead this vital and growing part of our company."
New Boeing Global Services “will bring together core capabilities currently within Commercial Aviation Services and Boeing Defense, Space & Security's Global Services & Support group”, the manufacturer said, adding the new unit would incorporate the capabilities of various Boeing subsidiaries, including Aviall and Jeppesen.
