Boeing Co. names Greg Hyslop as new technology chief

Published 11:30 am Monday, July 18, 2016

The Boeing Co. has a new chief technology officer.

The company announced Monday that Greg Hyslop is taking over for outgoing John Tracy, who has spent 35 years at Boeing, including 10 as CTO. He announced his retirement earlier this year. The change is effective immediately.

When Boeing Presidenty and CEO Dennis Muilenburg reshuffled the company’s executive ranks in March, Hyslop took over Engineering, Test & Technology and was promoted to senior vice president. In that position, the 57-year-old oversaw a vast array of activities critical to the the aerospace giant’s success now and in the future. He will continue in that role while assuming the CTO responsibilities. He also reports directly to Muilenburg now.

Hyslop has the “right skills and experiences to help ensure Boeing remains a world-class technology company in its second century,” Muilenburg said in a statement. “Greg recognizes the most effective technological leaps are those that exceed customers’ expectations for performance and innovation at a price they can afford.”

Prior to his current assignment, Hyslop was vice president and general manager of Boeing Research & Technology, the company’s research and development organization. From 2009 to 2013, he served as vice president and general manager of Boeing Strategic Missile & Defense Systems. He joined the company in 1982.

On Friday, Tracy spoke at Boeing’s centennial celebration in Seattle.

“Boeing’s products and services are vast in number and deep in capability, but their impact can be summarized very simply: We made the impossible possible,” he told the crowd. “After taking only a few flights, Mr. Boeing had the boldness to declare that he could build a better flying machine. And, as we all know, that’s exactly what he did.”

Boeing workers continue to push technological boundaries today, Tracy said.

That work is critical for competing in the airplane market. Though, pushing technological boundaries in commercial aviation today is about small gains. Jetliners are largely a mature technology. Boeing and others are working on projects with revolutionary potential; however, it likely will be decades before they come to market.

Dan Catchpole: 425-339-3454; dcatchpole@heraldnet.com; Twitter: @dcatchpole.