Boeing’s new boss is used to working in crisis mode
David Calhoun was chair of Caterpillar after its officers were raided headed a GE division that included airplane engines after 9/11
24 December 2019 - 13:29
Paris/Montreal/New York — Beleaguered Boeing is putting its future in the hands of an industrial veteran who has led several companies in crisis, began his career at engine maker General Electric (GE), and has already spent a decade on the board of the world’s largest plane maker.
Newly appointed CEO David Calhoun was made Boeing’s chair two months ago, in the midst of the crisis that has rocked the company since two fatal crashes led to the grounding of its 737 MAX. It was not his first experience of navigating corporate upheaval...
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