Muilenburg elected Chairman of Boeing board of directors

The Boeing board of directors has elected Dennis A. Muilenburg as its next chairman, effective March 1st. He succeeds W. James (Jim) McNerney, Jr., who is stepping down from the board, while Boeing independent Lead Director Kenneth M. Duberstein continues in that role. Muilenburg succeeded McNerney as Boeing’s 10th chief executive and joined the board last July. At that time, McNerney, continued in the chairman role and announced his intent to retire from the company later this month.