Boeing Names Kelly Ortberg as New President and CEO
Skift Take
Ortberg is an industry veteran with more than 35 years in the aerospace sector. Heading up Boeing will be his biggest challenge yet.
Boeing named Kelly Ortberg, the former CEO of aerospace company Rockwell Collins, as its new president and CEO. He will succeed Dave Calhoun from August 8.
Ortberg started his career in the early 1980s as an engineer at technology firm Texas Instruments. In 1987 he joined Rockwell Collins as a program manager and steadily rose up the corporate ranks. He was appointed its president and CEO in 2013.
After five years at the top of Rockwell Collins, he navigated the business through its integration with United Technologies and RTX. He retired from the firm in 2021.
Steven Mollenkopf, Chair of the Board at Boeing said: "Kelly is an experienced leader who is deeply respected in the aerospace industry, with a
