Background
Stonecipher, Harry Curtis was born on May 16, 1936 in Robbins, Tennessee, United States. Son of Harry Sheldon and Jennie Mae Stonecipher.
aerospace transportation executive
Stonecipher, Harry Curtis was born on May 16, 1936 in Robbins, Tennessee, United States. Son of Harry Sheldon and Jennie Mae Stonecipher.
Bachelor of Science, Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, 1960. Doctor of Science (honorary), Washington University, 2002.
With General Electric, 1960—1961, 1962—1979, Martin Aircraft Company, 1961-1962. Vice president, general manager, commercial & military transportation operations General Electric, 1979—1984, vice president, general manager, aircraft engine operations Evendale, Ohio, 1984—1987. Executive vice president Sundstrand Corporation, 1987, president, chief operating officer, 1987-1988, president, Chief Executive Officer, 1988-1994, chairman, 1991-1994, also past board directors.
President, Chief Executive Officer McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, 1994-1997. President, chief operating officer The Boeing Company, 1997—2001, vice chairman, 2001—2002, president, Chief Executive Officer, 2003—2005. Board directors PACCAR, Inc., The Boeing Company, 1997-2005.
Board trustees Museum Contemporary Art. Board directors Lyric Opera Chicago. Board member United States-China Business Council, United States-Saudi Arabia Business Council, executive committee member.
Fellow Royal Aeronautical Society, 1998.
Married Joan Stonecipher. 2 children.