Boeing names former GE executive Brian West as CFO

At the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition on August 14, 2018, the Boeing logo is shown at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. REUTERS/File Photo/Paulo Whitaker 30 JUNE (Reuters) – More than two months after the planemaker announced the sudden resignation of long-time financial boss Greg Smith, Boeing Co (BA.N) chose former General Electric (GE.N) executive Brian West as its chief financial officer on Wednesday. West, who will take over on Aug. 27, worked for GE for 16 years, most recently as the CFO of the company’s aviation and engine services divisions. His hiring comes at a time when Boeing is undergoing one of the most difficult periods in company history, with a safety crisis followed by mounting debt as a result of the epidemic. Since 2018, West has served as the CFO of financial market data firm Refinitiv. Until West takes over, Boeing has selected senior vice president Dave Dohnalek as interim financial head. Separately, the planemaker announced that the board of directors wanted to expand the number of directors from ten to eleven. Shreyasee Raj contributed reporting, while Sriraj Kalluvila edited the piece. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles are our standards./nRead More