Boeing has elected Heidi B. Capozzi, 46, a corporate senior vice president, and named her to replace Tony Parasida as the company's human resources leader effective March 1, 2016.
Parasida, senior vice president of Human Resources and Administration, has announced his intent to retire this spring after a 38-year Boeing career. Capozzi, who leads the company's talent and leadership development function, joins the Boeing executive council of company officers immediately.
Capozzi will begin working with Parasida to ensure a smooth transition.
Also effective March 1, Parasida's administrative responsibilities, which include the company's corporate administration, shared services support organization and global corporate citizenship activities will transition to Diana Sands, senior vice president, Office of Internal Governance and Administration, and executive council member.
Since joining Boeing in 2009, Capozzi has held senior leadership assignments in human resources for both the Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Defense, Space & Security business units. Before that, she led human resources, internal services, and quality at the Boeing Insitu subsidiary.
Prior to Boeing, Capozzi worked in leadership roles in human resources, compensation, and communications at Northrop Grumman and TRW.