Pat Shanahan says the time he spent working with Spirit AeroSystems as a Boeing executive positioned him to make needed changes.
Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated PressBoeing has tried for years to turn itself around.
Its new best hope is a former executive who had a front-row seat to the jet manufacturer’s struggles.
Pat Shanahan , a 30-year Boeing veteran and engineer by training, has taken over as interim chief executive officer of one of Boeing’s biggest and most problematic suppliers.
Persons:
Pat Shanahan, AeroSystems, Manuel Balce Ceneta
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Boeing, Associated Press Boeing