In the race to fill the top spot at Boeing (NYSE:BA), four candidates have emerged as potential successors.
What Happened: Following the announcement in March that CEO Dave Calhoun will step down by year-end, experts have identified four potential successors. This decision came in the wake of the Alaska Airlines disaster in January, Business Insider reported on Monday.
Kelly Ortberg, former CEO of Rockwell Collins, has three decades of experience in the aerospace and space industry and is a strong contender for the CEO position at Boeing. Ortberg retired in 2021 as an advisor to the CEO of RTX, the company that now operates the former Rockwell Collins.
Stephanie Pope, CEO of Boeing's commercial airplanes division, is also on the shortlist. Pope, a third-generation Boeing employee, previously served as the company's COO and has a finance background.
Pat Shanahan, CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, is another contender. Spirit AeroSystems, known for building the fuselage of the Alaska 737 Max that lost its door plug midair, is set to be bought back by Boeing in a $4.7 billion deal.
The final candidate is Steve Mollenkopf, the current Boeing board chair and former CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated.
The search for a new leader at Boeing has been fraught with challenges, with at least two individuals reportedly declining the role.
Boeing has yet to respond to Benzinga.
Why It Matters: The search for a new CEO comes at a critical time for Boeing. The company has been under intense scrutiny following two fatal 737 Max crashes in 2019. The victims' families have called for a $25 billion fine on Boeing, describing the incident as "the deadliest corporate crime in U.S. history."
Boeing's leadership has also been criticized for its lack of engineering expertise. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, a direct rival to Boeing's space division, criticized Boeing's CEO for not knowing how to design aircraft.
Despite these challenges, Boeing has recently resumed deliveries of its 737 MAX aircraft to China after a prolonged delay due to regulatory issues. This resumption could mark a turning point for the company.
Price Action: Boeing closed at $186.89 on Monday, according to Benzinga Pro.
争夺波音（NYSE:BA）的最高领导人席位的竞争中，出现了四名潜在的接班人。
发生了什么：今年三月份宣布CEO戴夫·卡隆将在年底辞职后，专家们已经确定了四名潜在接班人。此决定是在加州航空公司1月份的灾难之后做出的。据商业内幕周一报道。
洛克韦尔·柯林斯前CEO凯利·奥伯格在航空航天和太空行业拥有三十年的经验，并有望成为波音的CEO。奥特伯格于2021年退休，担任RTX公司CEO的顾问，该公司现在经营着前洛克韦尔·柯林斯公司。
波音商业飞机部门CEO斯蒂芬妮·波普也在候选名单中。波普是第三代波音员工，此前曾担任公司COO职务，并拥有金融背景。
Spirit Aerosystems的CEO帕特·沙纳汉也是竞争者之一。Spirit Aerosystems以制造阿拉斯加航空公司737 Max机型机身闻名，其失去舱门塞栓的事故正在被波音以47亿美元的价格回购。
最后一名候选人是现任波音董事会主席、高通公司前CEO史蒂夫·莫伦科夫。
波音新领导人的搜寻备受挑战，据报道至少有两个人已拒绝了该职位。
波音尚未回应Benzinga的请求。
为什么很重要：对于波音而言，寻找新的CEO的时间至关重要。2019年两次致命的737 Max坠机事件已经使公司备受关注。遇难者家属呼吁对波音处以250亿美元罚款，称此事件是“美国历史上最致命的企业犯罪”。
波音的领导层也受到了缺乏工程知识的批评。SpaceX的CEO埃隆·马斯克，作为波音太空部门的直接竞争对手，批评波音的CEO不懂如何设计飞机。
尽管面临这些挑战，波音最近还是恢复了向中国交付737MAX飞机的工作，此次恢复可能标志着该公司的转折点。
根据Benzinga Pro的数据，波音周一收盘价为186.89美元。
