Gena Lovett, formerly chief diversity officer at Alcoa, has joined Boeing (NYSE: BA) as vice president of operations for Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
She takes over the role from the 36-year Boeing veteran Bill Schnettgoecke, Boeing said Monday.
Lovett will oversee the company’s safety, lean manufacturing, quality and supplier management programs.
“Gena brings a deep understanding of advanced manufacturing that will further our efforts to integrate and adapt new technologies to differentiate BDS from our competitors, †said Chris Chadwick, BDS president and CEO.
The 20-year operations and manufacturing veteran served as Alcoa’s director of manufacturing after she held various roles at Ford Motor, where she was a plant manager of prototype operations.
