Boeing picks Mandarin-speaking ex-White House adviser to lead China business

Boeing picks Mandarin-speaking ex-White House adviser to lead China business

Boeing has appointed a former White House adviser with China experience to head its business in the country as stiff headwinds test the American aircraft giant in its second-biggest market after the US. Boeing announced on its website on Thursday that Landon Loomis would work as the company’s China president. Boeing senior vice-president Brendan Nelson said in the statement that Loomis’ government experience and previous time in China would “con…