Boeing CEO Poised to Pitch 737 Max Comeback Case to Shareholders
- Annual meeting is set to be a switch from sleepy past affairs
- Company is trying to regain public trust after deadly crashes
A Boeing 737 airplane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington.
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Dennis Muilenburg is used to presiding over sleepy annual meetings as chief executive officer of Boeing Co., basking in the glow of a soaring share price.
This year, the aerospace giant’s CEO can expect a grilling from investors and reporters. Outside the Chicago gathering, protesters are expected to rebuke the company for a safety crisis that has engulfed the best-selling jet of the world’s largest planemaker.