2 0 0 8 . ▁While ▁King ▁was ▁always ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁to ▁replace ▁him ▁as ▁CE O , ▁press ▁reports ▁suggested ▁B AE ▁would ▁prefer ▁an ▁American ▁CE O ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁increasing ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁defence ▁market ▁to ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁clean ▁break ▁from ▁cor ruption ▁alleg ations ▁and ▁investig ations ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Al ▁Yam am ah ▁contract s . ▁However , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁B AE ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁selected ▁King ▁to ▁succeed ▁Turner ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ; ▁The ▁Fin an cial ▁Times ▁noted ▁that ▁King ' s ▁career ▁at ▁Mar con i ▁distances ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁A eros pace - led ▁Al ▁Yam am ah ▁project . ▁ ▁King ▁announced ▁his ▁intended ▁ret irement , ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁February . ▁It ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Charles ▁Wood burn , ▁the ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer , ▁would ▁be ▁appointed ▁in ▁his ▁place . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁with ▁one ▁son , ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁Port sm outh . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : BA E ▁Systems ▁people ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : B rit ish ▁chief ▁execut ives ▁Category : B rit ish ▁corpor ate ▁direct ors <0x0A> </s> ▁K amil a ▁St ö ss lov á