Dennis Muilenburg
President & CEO of The Boeing Company (2015–2019)
Dennis Muilenburg served as President & CEO of The Boeing Company for a verified duration of 4 years 5 months (1,636 days), from Jul 1, 2015 until Dec 23, 2019. During this tenure, Dennis Muilenburg guided The Boeing Company across major corporate milestones before being removed by the board of directors.
Executive Succession & Corporate Facts
- Predecessor
- Not recorded
- Successor
- Dave Calhoun (President & CEO)
- Database Tenure Rank
- #73 Longest-Serving CEO in Database (View Full Rankings →)
- Company Founded
- Jul 15, 1916 (Arlington, Virginia)
- Known Aliases
- Dennis A. Muilenburg
Tenure Milestones & Transition Timeline
Dennis Muilenburg Takes Office as President and CEO of Boeing
Muilenburg succeeded Jim McNerney as CEO, taking charge of commercial aircraft programs and defense systems.
Lion Air Flight 610 Crashes in Java Sea, Killing All 189 on Board
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed minutes after takeoff from Jakarta due to erroneous MCAS sensor activations, raising the first global alarms over flight control software.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Crashes; Global Regulators Ground 737 MAX Fleet
A second 737 MAX crash killed 157 people, prompting aviation authorities worldwide to ground all 737 MAX aircraft as Muilenburg faced intense criminal scrutiny.
Boeing Board Ousts Dennis Muilenburg as CEO; Appoints Dave Calhoun
Boeing's Board forced Muilenburg's immediate resignation to restore confidence with regulators and airlines, naming Chairman Dave Calhoun as CEO.
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