Air Force Veteran Sullivan Joins Boeing Canada Team
29 July 2020 - 1:00AM
Boeing [NYSE:BA] today named Charles S. “Duff” Sullivan as Managing
Director of Boeing Canada, effective August 4. He will be based in
Ottawa and report to Donna Hrinak, President of Boeing Canada.
Sullivan will be responsible for strengthening
company-to-country relationships and pursuing new business and
industrial partnerships. He succeeds Bob Cantwell, who is based in
Vancouver and will become director of policy and strategy
integration for the Boeing Canada team.
“Duff has a distinguished 40-year career in aviation, aerospace,
the military, public safety and security,” said Hrinak. “His unique
expertise will advance Boeing’s relationships and help develop new
business opportunities that can further expand our century-long
partnership with Canada.”
Prior to joining Boeing, Sullivan served as Chairperson and
Chief Executive Officer for the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of
Canada. He is also a veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force, where
he accumulated over 3,500 flying hours on jet aircraft, 1,600
of which were flown in the CF-18 Hornet.
Sullivan has also served in several senior executive and
leadership positions throughout his career, most notably as
Director-General of Capability Development at National Defence
Headquarters; Director of International Security and Senior Defence
Adviser in the Prime Minister of Canada's Privy Council Office;
Major-General on a 12-month tour of duty in Afghanistan as NATO’s
Air Component Commander; and, Director of Operations for the
Canadian North American Air Defense Command Region during 9/11 and
the G8 and G20 Summit in Kananaskis.
Boeing is celebrating more than 100 years of partnership with
Canada. The company has approximately 1,600 highly skilled workers
at 15 locations across the country. Canada is home to a broad
customer base of products and services from Boeing’s commercial,
defense, services and space business. Boeing facilities in Canada
provide parts, components and assemblies for all current Boeing
7-series jetliners, along with software development and consulting
services. Canada is one of the largest international supplier bases
for Boeing, including more than 500 suppliers spanning every region
of the country.
ContactKaren FortéBoeing Communications+1
-312-209-0525 Karen.C.Forte@boeing.com
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