Boeing appoints Uma Amuluru Human Resources Leader

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Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced Feb. 22, 2024, it has appointed Uma Amuluru as the company’s Chief Human Resources Officer and executive vice president, Human Resources, effective April 1. Amuluru succeeds Michael D’Ambrose who announced his plans to retire this July.

In her new role, Amuluru will be responsible for Boeing’s talent planning, global talent acquisition, learning and development, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations, and diversity and inclusion initiatives, the press release said. She will report to Boeing President and CEO David Calhoun and serve on the company’s Executive Council.

“Uma is a superb leader with a strong track record of building terrific teams and strengthening complex organizations,” Calhoun is quoted saying in the press release. “Her deep knowledge of our company and its people, including through her work as Boeing’s first chief compliance officer, makes Uma ideally suited to lead our efforts to support and develop our global workforce as we focus on Boeing’s path forward,” Calhoun added.

Amuluru currently serves as vice president and general counsel to Boeing Defense, Space & Security, a position she has held since early 2023. Prior to that, she served as Boeing’s first chief compliance officer, where she stood up the company’s Global Compliance organization, and served on Boeing’s Executive Council.

A Duke University graduate with a law degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Amuluru served as a federal prosecutor, held senior positions in the U.S. government, including serving as counselor to the U.S. Attorney General and Associate White House Counsel to President Barack Obama. She joined Boeing in 2017.