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Boeing Names Head Of Joint Ventures With Embraer

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019

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Boeing Names Head Of Joint Ventures With Embraer

B. Marc Allen, current president of Boeing International, has been tapped to lead the company's joint ventures with Embraer. Photo: Boeing

Boeing [BA] on Wednesday named B. Marc Allen, current president of Boeing International, as a senior vice president of the company and president of its pending partnership with Brazil’s commercial aerospace and defense company Embraer S.A. [ERJ]. Allen, 45, will report to Dennis Muilenburg, chairman, president and CEO of Boeing. Allen will oversee the integration of Boeing’s commercial aviation and KC-390 multi-role aircraft joint ventures with Embraer, which still require regulatory approvals that are expected later this year. Boeing will…

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