Three prominent sales executives are retiring from Boeing, leaving key vacancies on the planemaker’s global commercial marketing team ahead of next month’s Paris Air Show, the aerospace industry’s largest trade expo.
With the turnover, Boeing loses executives with deep customer relationships in some of its most critical markets, as the company tries to rebuild confidence in the 737 Max after two fatal crashes. Boeing, which like Airbus, is off to a slow start on jetliner sales this year, must also navigate the US-China trade tensions.
Dinesh Keskar, former senior vice-president of sales for Asia-Pacific and India, said in an interview that he stepped down from Boeing on May 2 after 39 years with the company. Rick Anderson, who had led sales in China and Northeastern Asia, retired in March after 38 years at Boeing.
