Kelly Ortberg,
President and CEO

Boeing announced that its Board of Directors has elected Robert K. “Kelly” Ortberg as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 8, 2024. Ortberg will also serve on Boeing’s Board of Directors.

“I’m extremely honored and humbled to join this iconic company,” said Ortberg. “Boeing has a tremendous and rich history as a leader and pioneer in our industry, and I’m committed to working together with the more than 1,70,000 dedicated employees of the company to continue that tradition, with safety and quality at the forefront. There is much work to be done, and I’m looking forward to getting started.”

Ortberg, 64, brings over 35 years of aerospace leadership to this position. He began his career in 1983 as an Engineer at Texas Instruments, and then joined Rockwell Collins in 1987. He held increasingly important leadership positions at the company prior to becoming its President and CEO in 2013. After five years leading Rockwell Collins, he steered the company’s integration with United Technologies and RTX until his retirement from RTX in 2021. He has held a number of important leadership posts in industry, including serving on the Board of Directors of RTX. He is the former Chair of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Board of Governors.