Philip M. Condit (born August 2, 1941) was the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Boeing company. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... The Boeing Company ( NYSE: BA) is a leading American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities in Everett, Washington, near Seattle, Washington. ...

He was born in Berkeley, California, and became an aviation enthusiast at an early age, earning his pilot's license at age 18. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1963, a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from Princeton University in 1965, a master's degree in management from MIT in 1975, and a Ph.D. in engineering from the Science University of Tokyo. (He is the first westerner to earn such a degree from that institution.) Berkeley is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California, United States. ... Mechanical engineering is the application of physical principles to the creation of useful devices, objects and machines. ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... Aerospace engineering is the branch of engineering concerning aircraft, spacecraft and related topics. ... Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is one of the eight Ivy League universities, and is widely recognized as one of the most prestigious institutions in the world. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ... MIT redirects here. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ...

Phil Condit joined the Boeing company in 1965 as an aerodynamics engineer, and worked on the since-cancelled Supersonic Transport program (SST). The same year he was awarded a patent for a flexible wing design called a "sailwing". In 1968 he became a lead engineer on the Boeing 747 high-speed configuration. He advanced into management within a year, then became manager of the Boeing 727 marketing in 1973. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A supersonic transport (SST) is a civil aircraft designed to transport passengers at speeds greater than the speed of sound. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or applicant for a limited amount of time (normally maximum 20 years from the filing date, depending on extension). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Boeing 747, which is also known as the jumbo jet, is the second largest passenger airliner after the Airbus A380. ... Sun Country 727 The Boeing 727 was, for a very long time, the most popular jet-liner in the world. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

In 1974 he entered the Sloan Fellowship program at MIT. After completing his study a year later, he returned to Boeing as manager of new program planning. He then advanced to director of program management for the 707/727/737 division in 1976, and 757 chief program engineer in 1978 then director of 757 engineering in 1981. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Pan Am 707 The Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Boeing 757 is a medium-range transcontinental commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Dr. Condit continued his climb up the executive ladder, becoming vice president and general manager of the 757 division in 1983; vice president of the Renton division the same year, and vice president of sales and marketing for Boeing Commercial Aircraft Company (BCAC) in 1984. In 1986 he was named to executive vice president and general manager of BCAC, then executive VP and general manager of the 777 program division. 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Renton is a city located in King County, Washington, immediately southeast of Seattle. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Airlines Boeing 777. ...

In 1996 he was elected president of Boeing, and a member of the board of directors. Finally, in 1997 he was elected chairman, completing his ascendency to the leadership of the company. He was the seventh chairman since the company was founded. He remained in this position until resigning his position December 1, 2003, followed by retirement March, 2004. His resignation was forced over the fallout from the freezing of a tanker contract with the US Air Force. This occurred due to an investigation of a former procurement staffer, Darleen Druyun, over corruption charges. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... Someone at IP address 24. ...

During his period as head of the company, the company made several mergers and acquisitions. The company acquired Rockwell Aerospace and Hughes Space & Communications, then performed a merger with the McDonnell Douglas company in 1997. However his tenure as head of the company was not viewed as being very successful. He underestimated the competitive threat posed by Airbus, and the company suffered from manufacturing and accounting problems. Rockwell - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Hughes developed the AIM-120 AMRAAM, one of the worlds most advanced air-to-air missiles Hughes Aircraft Company was a major defence/aerospace company founded by Howard Hughes. ... DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Airbus S.A.S. is a commercial aircraft manufacturer based in Toulouse, France. ...

Phil Condit has been married four times, including his second marriage to a secretary at the company. He also had a somewhat controversial relationship with a company receptionist. Despite his dalliances, he escaped the fate of his successor, Harry Stonecipher, who resigned due to an affair with a company executive. Harry C. Stonecipher is President and Chief Executive of Boeing, the aerospace giant. ...

Awards

• Kokusai Shimin Sho (International Citizens Award), Japan America Society, 1997.
• Chief Executive Officer of the Year, Financial World, 1997.
• Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award, 1997.
• Peter F. Drucker Strategic Leadership Award, 1998.
• Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award, University of California, Berkeley, 1998.
• Distinguished Eagle Award, Air Command and Staff College, 1999.
• International von Karman Wings Award, The Aerospace Historical Society, 1999.

External links

• Philip M. Condit executive biography (http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/execprofiles/condit.html), on which much of this article is based.