Boeing Executive Scott Carson to Lead Commercial Airplanes Business Tuesday September 5, 4:04 pm ET
CHICAGO, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney today announced the appointment of Scott E. Carson as president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Carson, 60, a 34-year Boeing veteran, moves to the leadership position from vice president, Sales, for Commercial Airplanes. He replaces Alan Mulally, who has been named chief executive of Ford Motor Company.
actually it is greater news for Ford than for Boeing. Lately, they've been doing bad and felt the need for CEO who has risen through the ranks and not one who has inherited.