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  • Former Boeing Chairman & CEO Jim McNerney Joins CD&R as Senior Adviser - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Boeing Chairman & CEO Jim McNerney Joins CD&R as Senior Adviser

    Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has named former Boeing Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney as its new senior adviser to provide support for its investment and value-creation strategies. McNerney brings decades worth of experience in management while he held senior leadership positions for a number of global companies, CD&R said Wednesday. “His exceptional record is one grounded […] More

  • WSJ: Boeing Chair Jim McNerney Eyes Reauthorization of U.S. Export-Import Bank - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WSJ: Boeing Chair Jim McNerney Eyes Reauthorization of U.S. Export-Import Bank

    Boeing Chairman Jim McNerney believes that Congress will renew the mandate of the U.S. Export-Import Bank in order to support U.S. competitiveness within the global market, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Robbie Whelan writes that McNerney has pointed to lost business with potential overseas customers following the June 30 expiration of the bank’s mandate. “Customers require […] More

  • Boeing's Jim McNerney Picked for Magazine's 'CEO of the Year' Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Jim McNerney Picked for Magazine’s ‘CEO of the Year’ Award

    Jim McNerney, chairman and former CEO of Boeing, has been selected by Chief Executive magazine to receive the publication’s 2015 CEO of the Year award. Chief Executive Group said Thursday that McNerney’s leadership role at Boeing helped the company generate an annual average shareholder return of 25.2 percent and a compound annual growth rate of […] More

  • Marc Allen Named Boeing International President; Jim McNerney Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marc Allen Named Boeing International President; Jim McNerney Comments

    Marc Allen, president of Boeing’s financing subsidiary Boeing Capital Corp., will become president of the aerospace and defense company’s international business organization on Feb. 15. Boeing International, effective Feb. 15. Allen will succeed Shep Hill, who will retire on April 1 after 28 years at Boeing, and report to CEO Jim McNerney, the company said Friday. He […] More

  • Jim McNerney: Boeing Eyes Incremental Strategy for Airplane Manufacturing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jim McNerney: Boeing Eyes Incremental Strategy for Airplane Manufacturing

    Jim McNerney, CEO of Boeing, told shareholders Wednesday that the company wants to adopt an incremental strategy to build passenger airplanes instead of taking a once-a-generation development approach, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. “Our mind-set will be to avoid the moon shot,” McNerney said at the company’s annual investor meeting held Wednesday in Seattle. […] More

  • Boeing Chosen for EPA Energy Star Award; Jim McNerney Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Chosen for EPA Energy Star Award; Jim McNerney Comments

    The Environmental Protection Agency has selected Boeing to receive an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award for work to improve energy efficiency for the environment. The company and other Partner of the Year awardees in the industrial category for sustained excellence will be recognized April 29 during a ceremony in Washington, the company announced Friday. […] More