COMPANY

Aircraft manufacturer formed by the merger of Douglas Aircraft and McDonnell Aircraft in 1967. Merged with Boeing in 1997.

Official Website:
http://www.mdc.com/

Industry:
Aerospace

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pete Aldridge	Business	18-Aug-1938		Under Secretary of Defense, 2001-03
Laurette T. Koellner	Business	c. 1955		President, Boeing International
F. Mark Kuhlmann	Attorney	c. 1948		General Counsel of McDonnell-Douglas, 1991-97
James S. McDonnell	Business	9-Apr-1899	22-Aug-1980	Founder of McDonnell Aircraft Co.
John F. McDonnell	Business	18-Mar-1938		CEO of McDonnell-Douglas, 1988-94
Michael M. Sears	Business	16-Jul-1947		CFO of Boeing, 2000-03
Harry Stonecipher	Business	16-May-1936		CEO of Boeing, 2003-05

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Beverly B. Byron	Politician	27-Jul-1932		Congresswoman from Maryland, 1979-93
Donald W. Douglas	Business	6-Apr-1892	1-Feb-1981	Founder of Douglas Aircraft Co.
Charles W. Hostler	Diplomat	12-Dec-1919		US Ambassador to Bahrain, 1989-93
James S. McDonnell	Business	9-Apr-1899	22-Aug-1980	Founder of McDonnell Aircraft Co.
John F. McDonnell	Business	18-Mar-1938		CEO of McDonnell-Douglas, 1988-94

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pete Conrad	Astronaut	2-Jun-1930	8-Jul-1999	Apollo 12 mission commander, 3rd on moon
Dick Covey	Astronaut	1-Aug-1946		Shuttle astronaut
Doug Engelbart	Computer Programmer	30-Jan-1925		Pioneer of human-computer interaction
Edward Kozel	Business	14-Jun-1955		Former Cisco executive
James E. Oberg	Historian	7-Nov-1944		Space exploration historian
Charles W. Pryor, Jr.	Business	c. 1944		Former Westinghouse executive
Frances Rice	Activist	c. 1944		National Black Republican Association

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James E. Oberg	Historian	7-Nov-1944		Space exploration historian

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