Boeing Hires Lovett

Boeing's defense business said this week it has named Gena Lovett, formerly chief diversity officer at Alcoa, its vice president of operations.

Lovett will take over for Bill Schnettgoecke, who spent 36 years with Boeing.

She will oversee manufacturing work at 20 facilities around the world, including handling lean manufacturing, safety and supplier management initiatives underway.

Lovett was Alcoa's director of manufacturing from 2007 to 2011 and also spent 15 years at Ford Motor Co.