article_title name birth_date
michael m. sears
 michael m. sears 16 july 1947
michael m. sears

michael m. sears -lrb- born july 16 , 1947 -rrb- is a former boeing executive .
in 1992 mr. sears led the successful development of the f/a -18 e/f super hornet , cited as the best managed aircraft program in u.s. department of defense history .
in 1997 , mr. sears was president of the douglas aircraft company division of mcdonnell douglas .
in 2003 , mr. sears was boeing 's cfo .
boeing terminated mr. sears on november 24 , 2003 as the result of corruption allegations relating to the improper hiring of darleen druyun .
for his part in the darleen druyun scandal , mr. sears was sentenced to four months in prison , a $ 250,000 fine , and 200 hours of community service .
