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Boeing’s Low-Key Chairman Steps Into Spotlight With CEO Hunt
- Successor to Calhoun among most closely watched choices
- Boeing has hired executive search firm to support effort
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As Boeing Co.’s board searches for a chief executive officer to steer the US planemaker out of its worst crisis in years, directors are intent on finding a leader who can make a fresh start — meaning deep aerospace experience isn’t necessarily required.
That opens the door to industry outsiders, and it’s heightened interest in the intentions of the former technology executive leading the recruitment drive: Boeing Chairman Steve Mollenkopf, the former Qualcomm Inc. CEO, an engineer by training who’s no stranger to corporate turmoil.