Background
Shrontz, Frank Anderson was born on December 14, 1931 in Boise, Idaho, United States. Son of Thurlyn Howard and Florence Elizabeth (Anderson) Shrontz.
airplane manufacturing executive
Shrontz, Frank Anderson was born on December 14, 1931 in Boise, Idaho, United States. Son of Thurlyn Howard and Florence Elizabeth (Anderson) Shrontz.
Student, George Washington University, 1953. Bachelor of Laws, University Idaho, 1954. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1958.
Postgraduate, Stanford University, 1970.
Assistant contracts coordinator Boeing Company, Seattle, 1958-1965, assistant director contract administration, 1965-1967, assistant to vice president commercial airplane group, 1967-1969, assistant director new airplane program, 1969-1970, director commercial sales operations, 1970-1973, vice president planning and contracts, 1977-1978. Assistant secretary Department Air Force, Washington, 1973-1976, Department Defense, Washington, 1976-1977. Vice president, general manager 707/727/737 division Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, Seattle, 1978-1982, vice president sales and marketing, 1982-1984, president, 1985-1986.
President, chief executive officer The Boeing Company, 1986-1996, chairman, 1988-1997, chairman emeritus, since 1997. Board directors Boise Cascade Corporation, 3M Company, Chevron. Member Boeing board, 1985-1997.
Regent Smithsonian Institution 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Member Phi Alpha Delta, Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Overlake Golf and Country, Columbia Tower.
Hunting, skiing, golf.
Married Harriet Ann Houghton, June 12, 1954. Children: Craig Howard, Richard Whitaker, David Anderson.