Greg Smith has more than two decades of aerospace industry experience. Prior to being named corporate controller in February 2010, he led the company's financial planning and analysis and internal audit groups; served as controller of the Boeing Shared Services Group; and held various leadership and operational roles in supplier management, factory operations and program management. He led investor relations for Raytheon from 2004 to 2008.

"Greg is an extremely capable and seasoned industry leader with a uniquely broad background in finance, manufacturing and supply chain operations, and program management," McNerney said. "His insight into how the business works from the ground level up is a tremendous asset to have in a CFO."

Diana Sands joined Boeing in 2001 from General Motors. She has held the IR and FPA posts at Boeing since February 2010, and before that held other positions in corporate treasury and other finance areas. Before working at GM she was in finance at Ameritech, Helene Curtis and Arthur Andersen.

Bell joined Boeing in 1972, at what was then Rockwell International, as a staff accountant. (Boeing had acquired Rockwell's aerospace business in 1996.) Like Smith, Bell also was Boeing's controller before becoming CFO.