Boeing has named Kelly Ortberg as its new chief executive, handing the former head of one of its suppliers the challenge of steering the plane maker through one of the biggest crises in its history.
The appointment of Ortberg, who will start on August 8 and join Boeing’s board, ends months of speculation after Dave Calhoun said in March that he would step down from the job by the end of the year.
Boeing has been reeling since January when a door panel blew off a 737 Max during a commercial flight. Though no one was killed, some passengers were injured, and the accident recalled twin fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that the company has struggled to put behind it.
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