[SatNews] The Company's interests in the Middle East will now be headed up by a new president.

As Paul Kinscherff, the former president of Boeing Middle East, is moving on to become the CFO for international finance, the new president is Jeffrey Johnson. He will be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and will report to Shep Hill, president of Boeing International and senior vice president of Business Development and Strategy. Johnson will be responsible for Boeing’s growth and productivity plans across the Middle East region, working closely with Boeing Saudi Arabia president Ahmed Jazzar. Johnson will lead company-wide activities that include government affairs and the development and implementation of the Boeing Middle East strategy focused on new business and industrial partnership opportunities, corporate citizenship projects, expanding the Boeing presence and strengthening company relationships with customers and other stakeholders.