Boeing Appoints Ed Dandridge as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

Boeing has appointed Ed Dandridge as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, effective 28 September 2020.

Dandridge succeeds Greg Smith, who has served as interim chief communications officer since July when Niel Golightly resigned because an employee complained about an article Niel had written in 1987, 33 years ago.

Dandridge will oversee all aspects of Boeing's communications, including business unit communications, corporate communications, media relations, public affairs, leadership communications, employee engagement and corporate branding, as well as channel and content marketing.

He will report to Boeing President and CEO David Calhoun and will serve on the company's Executive Council.

"Ed is an exceptional communications executive, strategist and global leader with a track record of developing and leading high-performing teams that enable businesses to deepen their engagement with customers and drive outcomes," Calhoun said. "I know Ed will continue to build on our unwavering commitment to engaging our associates and stakeholders with transparency as we confront these challenging times as an industry and company."

Dandridge is a seasoned global executive and recognized industry leader with more than 25 years of experience in corporate reputation, issues management, public policy and business transformation.

He joins Boeing from AIG, where he served as global chief marketing and communications officer, AIG General Insurance, since April 2018. At AIG he served on the executive leadership team of the property and casualty business, which markets and distributes products and services to commercial clients, individual customers and distribution networks in more than 80 countries.

Prior to AIG, Dandridge held executive roles at Marsh & McLennan Companies, Nielsen and ABC television network. Dandridge previously served as president and CEO of the National Association of Investment Companies.

He began his career as an attorney in private practice in New York.

Dandridge is a member of the Economic & Community Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia; a member of the Executive Leadership Council, where he also serves on the board of directors; and a member of the board of directors and executive committee of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Dandridge holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University, with honors, and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

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