Boeing has appointed former UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement Sir Jeremy Quin as president of Boeing UK & Eire, the corporate said.
Quin will take up the place on 21 November, based mostly in London, with accountability for Boeing’s operations and technique throughout the UK and Eire. He succeeds Maria Laine, who has moved to a senior management position inside Boeing Protection, Area & Safety.
Boeing International president Brendan Nelson stated Quin’s mixture of defence and industrial expertise would assist strengthen the corporate’s place within the UK.
“Sir Jeremy’s deep experience throughout the defence trade, coupled together with his industrial acumen, will assist advance Boeing’s operations within the UK and Eire and help our largest provide chain base exterior the USA,” Nelson stated.
Quin served as a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2024 and held a number of ministerial posts, together with Minister of State for Defence Procurement. He later chaired the Home of Commons Defence Choose Committee and acted as an advisor to the federal government’s Strategic Defence Evaluation printed in June 2025. Earlier than getting into politics, he spent 25 years in company finance, together with as managing director at Deutsche Financial institution.
“Boeing has an extended and profitable partnership with the UK and Eire,” Quin stated. “It’s a privilege to be becoming a member of such a extremely expert and skilled crew with a historical past of driving innovation throughout aerospace. I stay up for constructing on this proud legacy, rising our enterprise, and most significantly working to make sure we meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.”
In a associated transfer, Boeing introduced Thom Breckenridge as managing director of Boeing Defence UK. Based mostly in Bristol, he’ll lead greater than 2,100 workers throughout the corporate’s defence operations within the nation. Breckenridge succeeds Steve Burnell, who will retire on the finish of October after three years within the put up.
Boeing employs round 3,600 individuals within the UK and has spent greater than £15 billion with home suppliers since 2015, making it the corporate’s largest provide chain base exterior the USA.