Boeing Co., which has been searching for a new leader since its chief executive was forced out in March over an affair with an employee, on Thursday named 3M Co. Chief Executive W. James McNerney as its new CEO.
McNerney, who had long been rumored as the strongest outside candidate to lead the aerospace company, will become the third chief executive of the airplane maker since December 2003. His appointment bypasses two internal candidates who head Boeing’s largest business units.
