Jim McNerney Chairman New leader, new century, enduring competitiveness From a strong foundation, Boeing enters its centennial year poised to sustain a steady upward trajectory Boeing enters its centennial year this month with new energy at the helm, exciting innovation in the pipeline and a renewed commitment to fuel the company’s growth through ongoing productivity gains. It’s a great place to be. As you’ll see in this issue, we have reached this point because the people of Boeing, past and present, have made a habit of breaking through—building a strong, integrated company to win in our highly competitive global markets. Our new president and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, possesses both an appreciation of our past accomplishments and the energy and skill to drive those yet to come. With his immense passion for our company, its employees and our customers, he is well-suited to lead Boeing into its second century. Throughout the centennial observations, we will seek to draw inspiration from Bill Boeing, our other heritage founders and what our 04 Boeing Frontiers predecessors collectively represent—a passion not only to build better airplanes but also to develop, improve and lead an entire aerospace industry that has innovation at its core. As our own history reflects, for Boeing to thrive for another century: • We must continue to operate with integrity, to live the Boeing values and develop and promote leaders who exemplify them. • We must keep investing in innovation, new technologies and our people, while relentlessly pursuing first-time quality, productivity and workplace safety— not only to fuel and fund those investments but also to keep our people injury-free. • We must sustain and nurture the breadth of our business— maintaining scale across defense, space and commercial airplanes (and the services to support them). This is a major advantage our competitors wish they had. • Working as “One Boeing” must be the only way we work—collaborating across businesses and functions, sharing knowledge and expertise, and scaling up our innovation along with all the elements that support it. Nobody can beat us when we play as a team. • And we must continue expanding internationally—building our global partnerships and footprint, and engaging with the best and brightest around the world. Aerospace is not a business for the faint of heart; it’s a business for people who believe in their mission, who persevere through ups and downs of large-scale innovation, market disruptions, and more—simply because they want to make the world better. It has been my privilege to serve as CEO of Boeing for the past decade. It is a humbling and rewarding stewardship—built upon our founders’ legacy and values, and the wonder and imagination inspired by the science of flight. I am confident that Dennis—with the best employees in the world—will move Boeing across the 100-year threshold to a bright, prosperous and more competitive future. n
Frontiers July 2015 Issue
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