Pope, who joined Boeing in 1994, has been involved with all three of the company's key businesses through these years. She was finance chief of the commercial airplanes business and vice president of finance and controller of Boeing's Defense, Space & Security segment in her previous roles. The business provides services such as engineering, maintenance and modifications, upgrades and conversions as well as spare parts to Boeing's commercial and defense customers. Boeing's board met in recent days to discuss top executives that could eventually succeed Calhoun, the WSJ reported. Also in the running were CFO Brian West and the head of its commercial airplanes business Stan Deal, the report added.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 11, 2023 11:36 UTC