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Boeing appoints new board director
August 18th 2017
The Boeing board of directors has elected Caroline B. Kennedy as a new member. She will serve on the audit and finance committees. Read More » Kennedy, 59, the daughter of assassinated U.S. president, John F. Kennedy, served as U.S. ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017 and is an author and an attorney.
“Ambassador Kennedy brings to the Boeing board professional, diplomatic and global perspectives that are highly valued in our rapidly evolving and increasingly competitive global business environment," said Boeing chairman, president and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg. "Her diversity of experience and accompanying insights will broaden and strengthen our board in its deliberative and oversight roles for the company.”
In addition to her international experience and diplomatic service, Kennedy is an accomplished writer and editor who co-authored two books on U.S. constitutional law and edited various historical and literary titles.
Kennedy earned her doctorate law degree from Columbia Law School and holds a Bachelors of Arts from Radcliffe College, Harvard University.
