“The creation of these regional councils is a great idea.” – Al Bryant, managing director, Boeing Research & Technology–Brazil Councils, and they cover five geographic regions: • Europe, Turkey, Russia and Israel • The Americas, outside the United States • The Middle East, India and Africa • Southeast Asia and Australia • Northeast Asia, including Japan, Korea and China Hill said the new structure creates an efficient way to get expert assistance when navigating the complexities of foreign laws and regulations. It also creates a system for sharing best practices, and making sure that mistakes made in one country aren’t duplicated in another. The five regional councils were launched by Boeing International earlier this year. Each has a core team of representatives from Shared Services Group, Human Resources, Finance, Law, Information Technology, Global Trade Controls, Ethics and Communications. Daniella Turner is the Shared Services repre- sentative to the Regional Functional Council for Europe, Turkey, Russia and Israel. “It’s very much in its infancy, but we’re all excited by its potential and committed to making it work,” she said. As an example of how well the new structure is working, Turner explained that the regional council she is on has already reviewed requirements for the 787 Dreamliner’s entry into service in the region, with the “goal of ensuring full and coordinated functional support.” That enthusiasm is echoed by Al Bryant, who has had the responsibility—and challenge—of launching three Boeing Research & Technology organizations in Australia, China and, most recently, Brazil. He is currently managing director of the one in Brazil. In each case, Bryant said he had to create “mini-teams” to tackle the special requirements of each unique operation. “The creation of these regional councils is a great idea,” Bryant said. “My mini-teams have gotten the job done, but it would have been a real timesaver to have one regional team already in place each time I started a project.” n william.j.seil@boeing.com PHOTOS: (Left) Daniella Turner, Shared Services Group regional director, Europe, Turkey and Israel. (Right) Al Bryant, managing director, Boeing Research & Technology–Brazil. ASSOCIATED PRESS BOEING FRONTIERS / DECEMBER 2012–JANUARY 2013 41
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