Executive Biographies

Kevin Schemm is vice president and chief financial officer for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. In this position, he is responsible for the overall financial management of Commercial Airplanes, a business unit of The Boeing Company. In addition to the Finance organizations, Contracts also reports to Schemm. He was named to this position in February 2012.

Previously, Schemm was vice president of North America and Leasing Sales for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a position he assumed in January 2008. In this position, Schemm was responsible for Boeing business relationships with North America airline customers and leasing companies for the sale of all commercial airplanes and services.

Prior to that, Schemm was named vice president of Commercial Airplanes Contracts in 2005. His responsibilities included leading and managing all Commercial Airplanes contract activities with customers, as well as participating in the development and implementation of effective strategies to increase customer satisfaction.

Schemm joined Boeing in 1985 in Wichita as a systems engineer in Boeing's Military Airplanes division. Shortly after moving to Commercial Airplanes, he was a regional director in Aircraft Contracts, managing business transactions and relationships with a significant number of airline customers in China and South Korea. Since then, he has held various assignments, including director of Customer Relationship Processes for Airplane Programs, director of Contracts for the 787 Program, managing director for Americas and Leasing Contracts, and director of Negotiation Support and Contracts Support for Airplane Programs.

Schemm holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University and master's degree in business administration from the University of Washington. He is married and has three children. Schemm serves on the board of trustees of the Bellevue Arts Museum.