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SpankMe

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10. Yep. I brain-farted

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 26, 2024, 01:55 PM

Mar 26

I misread the sentence in the article. It said Mollenkopf will succeed Larry Kellner as chair of the board, not CEO.

So, you can delete the stuff about Mollenkopf's suitability as CEO. But, my larger point still stands about an accounting guy with little direct background in aerospace manufacturing being CEO of a company like Boeing. I maintain my position that a company of this size should always have a line of CEO's-in-waiting throughout the organization unless a true superhero of charisma and talent from outside is truly needed to transform the company.

Thanks for the correction. I just got mad and started typing.

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down; board chair and commercial airplane head replaced in wake of 737 Max crisis [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 25 OP

Capitalism is a failure yet the business community keeps praising it while it kills and mains people Stargazer99 Mar 25 #1

"[former] Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf will succeed Kellner" SpankMe Mar 25 #2

The definition of insanity... dlk Mar 25 #4

You've got it wrong Johnny2X2X Mar 25 #9

Yep. I brain-farted SpankMe Mar 26 #10

I'm sure he'll still be compensated handsomely. 😡 RubyRose Mar 25 #3

So, Do Any Of These People RobinA Mar 25 #5

Wonder how big a golden parachute he's going to get? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 25 #6

Boeing rearranges the deck chairs as the ship sinks lower and lower. ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 25 #7

Be sure to watch John Oliver's show this week on HBO. Paladin Mar 25 #8

Someone had to go. maxsolomon Mar 26 #11