ARLINGTON, Va., July 31,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today
announced that its Board of Directors has elected Robert K. "Kelly"
Ortberg as the company's new president and chief executive officer,
effective August 8, 2024. Ortberg
will also serve on Boeing's Board of Directors.
He will succeed Dave Calhoun, who
earlier this year announced his intention to retire from the
company, having served as president and CEO since January 2020, and as a member of Boeing's Board
of Directors since 2009.
"The Board conducted a thorough and extensive search process
over the last several months to select the next CEO of Boeing and
Kelly has the right skills and experience to lead Boeing in its
next chapter," said Steven
Mollenkopf, Chair of the Board. "Kelly is an experienced
leader who is deeply respected in the aerospace industry, with a
well-earned reputation for building strong teams and running
complex engineering and manufacturing companies. We look forward to
working with him as he leads Boeing through this consequential
period in its long history."
"The Board would also like to thank Dave
Calhoun for his strong leadership at Boeing, first as Chair
and then as CEO, when he stepped in to steer the company through
the challenges of recent years," added Mollenkopf.
"I'm extremely honored and humbled to join this iconic company,"
said Ortberg. "Boeing has a tremendous and rich history as a leader
and pioneer in our industry, and I'm committed to working together
with the more than 170,000 dedicated employees of the company to
continue that tradition, with safety and quality at the forefront.
There is much work to be done, and I'm looking forward to getting
started."
Ortberg, 64, brings over 35 years of aerospace leadership to
this position. He began his career in 1983 as an engineer at Texas
Instruments, and then joined Rockwell Collins in 1987 as a program
manager and held increasingly important leadership positions at the
company prior to becoming its president and CEO in 2013. After five
years leading Rockwell Collins, he steered the company's
integration with United Technologies and RTX until his retirement
from RTX in 2021. He has held a number of important leadership
posts in industry, including serving on the Board of Directors of
RTX. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors of Aptiv
PLC, a global technology company and an industry leader in vehicle
systems architecture. He is the former Chair of the Aerospace
Industries Association (AIA) Board of Governors.
Ortberg holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from
the University of Iowa.
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops,
manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products
and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a
top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global
supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and
community impact. Boeing's diverse team is committed to innovating
for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a
culture based on the company's core values of safety, quality and
integrity. Join our team and find your purpose at
boeing.com/careers.
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