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- Boeing (NYSE:BA) appointed Doug Ackerman as the aviation company’s next senior vice president of quality for its commercial aircraft unit, succeeding Elizabeth Lund as she retires next month.
- Lund had planned to retire this year after more than 33 years at Boeing (BA), Chief Operating Officer Stephanie Pope said in a message to employees. Lund was named SVP for quality in February
- Ackerman’s most recent job was vice president of supply chain and fabrication quality.
- The appointment comes as Boeing (BA) works to resume operations at its factories in Washington State after a 53-day strike. Machinists have returned to factories, but restarting production could take several weeks.