Company: BA
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-049921
Chunk: 7

Company: BOEING CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 7
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 this consequential period. Under Mr. Mollenkopf’s guidance, the Board’s Governance & Public Policy Committee, or GPP Committee, comprised of independent directors, led the process and was assisted by third-party search and due diligence firms. The GPP Committee held numerous calls and meetings, reporting regularly on its efforts to the other independent directors during executive sessions of Board meetings and informational calls. After considering a variety of candidates, all of the independent directors concluded that Kelly Ortberg had the right skills, experience and perspective to effect culture change and restore Boeing as an industry leader. Mr. Ortberg’s qualifications included more than 35 years of aerospace and defense industry experience, a reputation for building strong teams with a safety-driven culture, deep expertise running complex, highly regulated engineering and manufacturing companies, and relationships with key industry stakeholders. Mr. Ortberg began as President and CEO in August 2024 and promptly spent time in our manufacturing facilities, met with investors, engaged with employees through town halls and on the factory floors, and connected with a wide array of stakeholders critical to our turnaround, including customers, suppliers, regulators, industry partners, and local, state, and federal regulatory officials. He is based in Seattle to be close to critical commercial airplanes operations and ensure more direct interaction with that part of the workforce to better understand emerging operational complexities and oversee the implementation of our safety and quality plans. Mr. Ortberg has already made meaningful progress to facilitate culture change, stabilize the business, and improve execution discipline, all as part of his plan to re-establishtrust and set the foundation for our future.

| 2025 Proxy Statement |     | 7 |

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (ITEM 1)

| PROPOSAL SUMMARY   Shareholders are being asked to elect the 11 director nominees under “Director Nominees” beginning on page 9 to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. |

| The Board recommends that you vote FOR each of the 11 director nominees. |

Director Qualification Criteria The GPP Committee is responsible for identifying and assessing potential director candidates and recommending nominees for the Board’s approval. The GPP Committee assesses the qualifications of incumbent directors and other candidates for nomination on an ongoing basis, including with respect to the following key factors:

| • |     | Experience. The GPP Committee considers each candidate’s experience and leadership record in areas that include aerospace, engineering, manufacturing, safety, risk management, software, operations, finance, marketing, sustainability, human capital management, international business and affairs, government