Boeing Co. Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg has been elected to succeed Jim McNerney as chairman of the board of directors, starting March 1. Boeing independent Lead Director Kenneth Duberstein will stay on in his role.
Muilenburg, 52, succeeded McNerney as the aerospace giant’s 10th CEO in July 2015. He started with Boeing as an engineering intern in 1985.
Leaders of the union representing engineers and technical workers at Boeing credited Muilenburg for setting a collaborative tone during negotiations for the most recent labor agreements, which members passed Feb. 18.
McNerney’s tenure saw several high-profile clashes with labor, including the Boeing’s 2009 decision to put the second 787 final assembly line in a non-union shop in South Carolina.
Dan Catchpole: 425-339-3454; dcatchpole@heraldnet.com; Twitter: @dcatchpole.
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