by Donald Wood
Last updated: 8:40 AM ET, Mon December 11, 2023
WHY IT RATES: The
airplane manufacturer made a major leadership shakeup.—Donald Wood, Breaking
News Senior Writer.
Boeing announced Stephanie Pope as executive vice president
and chief operating officer of The Boeing Company. In this newly created
position, effective January 1, 2024, Pope will report to Boeing President and
Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun.
As Boeing COO, Pope will oversee the performance of the
company's three business units with responsibility for driving supply chain,
quality, manufacturing and engineering excellence across the company. The
business unit Chief Executive Officers, the Boeing Chief Engineer and the
President of Boeing Global will report directly to Pope. Senior corporate
functional leaders will continue reporting to Calhoun.
"Stephanie brings tremendous operational, financial and
customer experience to this role, as well as a proven record of performance
across our commercial, defense and services business units," said Calhoun.
"Next year will be a significant transitional year in our performance as
we continue to restore our operational and financial strength; and Stephanie
will help drive the stability and predictability necessary to ensure we deliver
on our customer, employee, regulatory, investor and other stakeholder commitments."
Pope's successor to lead Boeing Global Services will be
named at a later date.
"I am honored to step into this new role and look
forward to working closely with Dave, our Executive Council and all of our
Boeing teammates," said Pope. "Together, we will continue to improve
operating performance and remain committed to delivering for our customers,
while ensuring the highest levels of safety, quality and transparency in all
that we do."
SOURCE: Boeing press
release.
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