Boeing has named Donna Hrinak to the newly-created position of president of Boeing Canada, effective immediately.
Hrinak will coordinate all company business activities in Canada and will be responsible for expanding Boeing’s local presence, managing business partnerships and government affairs and pursuing new growth and productivity initiatives in Canada.
Hrinak will also continue to serve as president of Boeing Latin America and Caribbean; and will report to Sir Michael Arthur, president of Boeing International.
Boeing managing director for Canada, Bob Cantwell, will report to Donna Hrinak.
Commenting on the new appointment, Sir Michael Arthur said: “Expanding Donna’s leadership role to include Boeing Canada streamlines company efforts to identify new opportunities to grow the business.
“Donna has successfully led Boeing in Latin America and Caribbean over the past eight years. Similarly, Bob is an outstanding leader of Boeing Vancouver and managing director of Boeing Canada. Together, they’ll strengthen our relationships in Canada and pursue new business partnerships across the aerospace industry.”
Prior to joining Boeing in 2011, Hrinak was vice president, global public policy and government affairs, for Pepsi.