CHICAGO, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing Company
[NYSE: BA] today named Brian West as
the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer
effective August 27, 2021.
In this role, West will lead all aspects of Boeing's financial
strategy, performance, reporting and long-range business planning,
as well as investor relations, treasury, controller, and audit
operations. West will also oversee the company's business
transformation efforts and will have executive responsibility for
the company's global financing arm, Boeing Capital Corporation. He
will report to Boeing President and CEO David Calhoun and will serve on the company's
Executive Council.
"Brian is the ideal executive to serve as Boeing's next CFO
given his significant financial management and long-term strategic
planning experience in complex global organizations across the
aerospace, manufacturing and services industries," said Calhoun. "I
have had the pleasure of working with Brian previously, and he is
an exceptional leader whose broad operational expertise and
commitment to transparency with stakeholders will advance our
efforts as we continue our focus on safety and quality, improving
our performance and transforming our company for the future."
West joins Boeing following a successful and diverse career in
senior financial and operational roles spanning several industries,
including aerospace, manufacturing, infrastructure, healthcare,
global information services, financial and risk management. He has
served as the chief financial officer of Refinitiv since 2018, and
was previously CFO and executive vice president of Operations for
Oscar Health Insurance and CFO and COO of Nielsen. Prior to
Nielsen, West spent 16 years at General Electric, where he served
as CFO of GE Aviation and CFO of GE Engine Services. His additional
finance leadership positions in GE businesses encompassed plastics,
transportation and energy.
West is a founding board member of a Connecticut-based nonprofit organization whose
mission is to prepare the next generation of diverse female leaders
with the skills, community and connections to thrive in the world.
He previously was a board member of Future 5, an organization that
helps under-resourced students in Stamford, CT reach their full potential.
West holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from Siena College and a Master's in Business
Administration from the Columbia Business
School.
West succeeds Greg Smith, who
previously announced his plans to retire, effective in early July.
The company has named Dave Dohnalek,
currently Boeing's senior vice president and Treasurer, to the role
of interim CFO until West joins the company in late August.
"I want to thank Greg again for his outstanding contributions to
our employees, customers, communities and our company throughout
his more than thirty years of service with Boeing," said Calhoun.
"I also want to thank Dave for assuming interim leadership of our
Finance organization. With decades of executive leadership
experience at Boeing across treasury, investor relations, financial
planning and more, Dave is a highly respected and effective leader
who will bring informed and balanced guidance to our Finance
organization during this transition period."
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops,
manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products
and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a
top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global
supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and
community impact. Boeing's diverse team is committed to innovating
for the future and living the company's core values of safety,
quality and integrity. Learn more at www.boeing.com.
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