New CFO to land at Boeing
Boeing has named Brian West as EVP and CFO. Effective 27 August, he will lead all aspects of Boeing's financial strategy, performance, reporting and long-range business planning, as well as IR, treasury, controller and audit operations.
West will also oversee the company's business transformation efforts and have executive responsibility for the company's global financing arm, Boeing Capital Corporation. He will report to Boeing president and CEO David Calhoun, succeeding Greg Smith, who previously announced his plans to retire, effective in early July.
West joins Boeing following a diverse career in senior financial and operational roles spanning several industries, including aerospace. He has served as the CFO of Refinitiv since 2018. He also spent 16 years at General Electric, where he was CFO of GE Aviation and CFO of GE Engine Services. (amh)