Raymond L. Conner (born ) is a retired American businessman formerly serving as vice chairman of

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and president and chief executive officer of

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Early life and education

Conner grew up in

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and went to

Highline High School Highline High School is a public high school in Burien, Washington, United States, located about 3.5 miles from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. Highline High School, the flagship high school of the Highline Public Schools district, opene ...

. In 2014, Conner was recognized with the "Outstanding Alumnus" award by the Highline Schools Foundation. Conner received a

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degree from

Central Washington University Central Washington University (CWU) is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington. Founded in 1891, the university consists of four divisions: the President's Division, Business and Financial Affairs, Operations, and Academic and Student Life ...

in 1979, followed by a

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from the

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The Boeing Company (1977–2017)

Most recently, Conner served as vice chairman of The Boeing Company and a member of the Boeing Executive Council, from 2013 until he retired at the end of 2017. Conner was also president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes beginning in June 2012. Conner stepped down in November 2016 and was replaced by Kevin G. McAllister. Conner was previously the head of sales, marketing, and commercial aviation services for Boeing Commercial Airplanes and vice president and general manager of Supply Chain Management for The Boeing Company. From February 2003 to December 2007, he was Boeing's vice president of sales for the Americas. From June 2001 to February 2003, he was vice president and general manager of the

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program. Before leading the 777 program, he led Boeing's sales team for Asia/Pacific, including oversight of Boeing's offices in China, Japan, and Korea. Other positions Conner has held include vice president of Boeing's Propulsion Systems Division, director of Finance and Information Systems for the Materiel Division of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, deputy director of Major Outside Production and Program Participants, and of International Business Operations, both in the Materiel Division. Conner joined the company in 1977 as a

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on the 727 program.

Boards of directors

Conner is a member of the

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Adient Adient plc is an American Irish-domiciled company that manufactures automotive seating for customers worldwide and is based in Plymouth, Michigan, United States. , Adient was the world's largest auto seat manufacturer, accounting for one-third ...

(since Oct. 31, 2016) and

Alaska Air Group Alaska Air Group is an American airline holding company based in SeaTac, Washington, United States. The group owns two certificated airlines, Alaska Airlines, a mainline carrier, and Horizon Air, a regional carrier. Alaska Airlines in turn whol ...

(since 2018). He was previously a board member of

Johnson Controls Johnson Controls International is an American Irish-domiciled multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland, that produces fire, HVAC, and security equipment for buildings. As of mid-2019, it employed 105,000 people in around 2,0 ...

until the company's automotive seating and interiors businesses were spun-off in 2016 to form

, at which point Conner became a board member for Adient. He is a member of the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue.

References

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