FILE PHOTO: Dennis Muilenburg, President, Chairman, and CEO of the Boeing Company, speaks at the George W. Bush Presidential Center's 2019 Forum on Leadership in Dallas, Texas, U.S., April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jaime R. Carrero (Reuters) - Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC), which advises pension schemes and other investors, recommended on Tuesday that investors in Boeing oppose the re-election of Dennis A. Muilenburg as chairman and chief executive officer. “There should be a clear division of responsibilities at the head of the company between the running of the board and the executive responsibility for the running of the company’s business,” PIRC said. “No one individual should have unfettered powers of decision,” PIRC said, adding that “combining the two roles in one person represents a concentration of power that is potentially detrimental to board balance, effective debate, and board appraisal.” The world’s largest aircraft maker has been battling its biggest crisis in years after its 737 MAX model was grounded worldwide in March following two fatal crashes. The crash of a Lion Air aircraft in Indonesia on Oct. 29 and an Ethiopian Airlines plane on March 10 together killed all 346 people on board. Boeing is under pressure to convince global regulators that the aircraft can be safely recertified to fly again. Reporting by Justin George Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Edmund Blair
Pensions & Investment Research Consultants ( PIRC ) has urged shareholders in Boeing to oppose the appointment of Dennis A. Muilenburg as the company 's chairman and CEO . PIRC said Boeing needs to divide the power of the two roles , claiming the resulting concentration of power was detrimental to the growth of the company .