Boeing elects former US Navy chief as its newest board member

The board of directors at Boeing have announced that it has elected retired Admiral John Richardson as its newest member. Richardson served as the 31st chief of naval operations from September 2015 until August 2019, when he retired from the US Navy after 37 years of service. Richardson will join the aerospace safety committee which was formed in August following a rigorous five-month review of the company’s policies and processes for airplane design and development by the board’s temporary Committee on Airplane Policies and Processes. He also will serve on the board’s special programs committee.  Commenting on Richardson joining the