Chief financial officer

Chief financial officer

The Boeing Company board of directors has elected James A. Bell as Chief Financial Officer. A 31-year veteran of the company, James has been Boeing's acting CFO since 24 November 2003. James served as Senior Vice-President of Finance and Corporate Controller since October 2000.

As the corporate controller for Boeing, Bell has been responsible for managing the company's financial and cost accounting, external reporting, cost policy, company-wide estimating, and common business systems. He has been the company's principal interface with the board of director's audit committee.