Boeing management changes

BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES President and CEO Scott Carson is to retire from the company at the year end.  His is succeeded with immediate effect by Jim Albaugh, President and CEO Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (see AERBT).  Carson (63) was appointed CEO in September 2006, succeeding Alan Mulally, who left to become CEO of Ford Motor Co.  Carson led the technically successfully but financially doomed Boeing “Connexion” in-flight internet project before becoming effectively Boeing’s chief salesman as VP-Sales in December 2004 and was further promoted in 2006.  He proved to be a robust opponent to Airbus John Leahy.  It is unlikely he was fully aware of the difficulties the 787 had in store, nor the extent of Boeing’s industrial problems.  Albaugh joined Boeing in 1996 with the acquisition of Rockwell.  He has led Boeing's defence, space and associated services businesses since 2002 seeing it grow from $25bn to an expected $34bn in 2009.  www.boeing.com/commercial

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