Stacie Sire as vice president and managing
director, Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) and chief engineer, Boeing India

Boeing has named Stacie Sire as vice president and managing director, Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) and chief engineer, Boeing India. Sire succeeds Ahmed Elsherbini, who led this position from April 2021 to January 2025.

Now based in Bengaluru, Sire has taken over strategy and operations for BIETC, where she will be responsible for advancing BIETC's goals and priorities in India and enhancing team capabilities to continue to support business growth. Additionally, she serves as chief engineer for Boeing India.

Meanwhile, Elsherbini has taken over a new role as senior vice president and general manager and head of Boeing Global Engineering. "I am excited to have Stacie join our team," he said. "With 27 years of proven leadership at Boeing, Stacie brings invaluable experience to this role. Her expertise in leading teams and driving innovation for complex engineering programs, combined with her deep technical knowledge and collaborative mindset, will be key as we work towards building a fully integrated global engineering organization for The Boeing Company."

"Boeing's growth in India as an industry leader and innovator in aerospace and defence is inspiring, and I am committed to working alongside our team here to continue advancing that journey. With a focus on safety, quality, engineering excellence, and collaboration, we have exciting opportunities ahead, and I look forward to contributing to BIETC's continued success," Sire said.

Sire began her career at Boeing as a structural engineer and later became a first-level manager in loads and dynamics supporting 787 and product development. As a senior manager, she led systems stress and airplane-level integration teams supporting all 787 models. Sire subsequently held director and chief engineer positions for 767/777 airframe, 787 airframe, propulsion structures/systems/production engineering, and airplane-level engineering integration. As a senior director, she led structures engineering for Boeing commercial airplanes and, most recently, served as senior director of engineering for fabrication, leading a global team supporting 20 different manufacturing business units.