16 Facts About Dennis Muilenburg

Dennis A Muilenburg was born on 1964 and is an American engineer, business executive and a former president and chief executive officer of Boeing, a multinational aerospace and defense company.

Dennis Muilenburg was CEO from 2015 to 2019, when he was fired in the aftermath of two crashes of the 737 MAX and its subsequent groundings.

Dennis Muilenburg graduated in 1982 from Sioux Center High School in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Dennis Muilenburg received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University, followed by a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the University of Washington.

Dennis Muilenburg started work at Boeing as an intern in 1985.

Dennis Muilenburg held numerous management and engineering positions on various Boeing programs, including the X-32 ; Boeing's participation in the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighter; the YAL-1 747 Airborne Laser; the High Speed Civil Transport; and the Condor unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

Dennis Muilenburg was later vice president of the Boeing combat systems division and program manager for the Army Future Combat Systems program.

In June 2015, Boeing announced that Dennis Muilenburg would succeed James McNerney as CEO, who was stepping down after ten years in that role.

In February 2016, it was announced that Dennis Muilenburg would succeed McNerney as Boeing's chairman.

In 2018, Dennis Muilenburg agreed to a fixed-price contract to deliver two customized 747 planes to the US government which left Boeing with billions in losses.

David L Calhoun would take over as non-executive chairman, while Muilenburg continued as CEO and president.

Dennis Muilenburg said this change would enable Muilenburg to focus full-time on running the company, while it worked to return the Boeing 737 MAX to service.

In November 2019, Dennis Muilenburg confirmed that he would not be taking a bonus for the year, after being criticized for the two plane crashes, which killed a total of 346 people.

In December 2019, Boeing announced that Dennis Muilenburg resigned as the CEO and board director, in the aftermath of the two crashes of 737 MAX aircraft.

Dennis Muilenburg was succeeded as CEO and president by David L Calhoun, effective January 2020.

In January 2020, Caterpillar Inc announced that Dennis Muilenburg had resigned from its board, and stated in a regulatory filing that his resignation was not due to any disagreement with the company.