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Boeing Taps Services Chief Pope For Newly Created COO Role

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, December 11th, 2023

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Boeing Taps Services Chief Pope For Newly Created COO Role

Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Global Services, will become Boeing's chief operating officer on January 1, 2024. Photo: Boeing

Signaling a potential successor to Boeing [BA] President and CEO Dave Calhoun, the company on Monday named Stephanie Pope to the newly created position of chief operating officer (COO), overseeing each of the company’s operating segments, engineering, and global operations. She will report directly to Calhoun. Pope, 51, is currently president and CEO of Boeing Global Services, the company’s operating segment that provides a range of services for commercial and defense customers worldwide. Pope will become COO on Jan. 1,…

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