Throughout 2020, the company has continued its efforts for its CST-100 Starliner.
“It’s true that Leanne Caret is responsible for bringing the best equipment and support to the Defense, Space and Security sector at Boeing, but her greatest strength is recognizing tapestry of the personal contributions across the landscape of not only the Boeing unit she runs but the industry as a whole,” said Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award.īoeing reported more than $34 billion in revenue from its defense and space platforms and services during 2020. She received her 2020 Wash100 Award for her leadership of Boeing’s spacecraft development efforts, defense contract pursuits and aerospace technology investments.
Jefferies aerospace and defense analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu said in a client note that Caret’s retirement had been “anticipated for some time” and that the appointments of Colbert and Pope to their new roles demonstrates Boeing’s “deep bench” of executive talent.This marks Caret’s fifth consecutive Wash100 Award. Pope’s new assignment is also effective April 1.Ĭaret will remain as executive vice president and senior adviser to Calhoun to support the leadership transition, business continuity and talent acquisition efforts until she retires. His leadership track record and current experience supporting the defense services portfolio ideally position Ted to lead BDS.”Ĭalhoun said that Pope has “has decades of wide-ranging business and financial leadership” and that her “experience in all aspects of BGS” gives her “deep understanding of the global services portfolio” and the segment’s customers. Under his leadership, BGS has assembled an excellent leadership team focused on delivering safe and high-quality services for our defense and commercial customers. Of Colbert, he said, “Throughout his career, Ted Colbert has consistently brought technical excellence and strong innovative leadership to every position he has held.
The company’s work on the Air Force’s new manned aerial refueling aircraft, the KC-46, is in production but continues to suffer from engineering and development challenges that have cost the program billions of dollars over the years.ĭave Calhoun, Boeing’s president and CEO, thanked Caret for her nearly 35 years of service with Boeing. Boeing on Monday said that Leanne Caret, president and CEO of the company’s $26 billion defense business, will retire later this year and be succeed by Ted Colbert, who runs Boeing’s services segment, effective April 1.Ĭolbert will be succeeded as president and CEO of the $16 billion Boeing Global Services (BGS) operations by Stephanie Pope, who is chief financial officer for Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes segment and previously was the finance chief for BGS.Ĭaret has led Boeing Defense, Space and Security since 2016, during which time the company won two critical multi-billion dollar defense programs, the Air Force’s T-7 trainer and the Navy’s MQ-25 aerial refueling drone.
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