Frank Shrontz

Frank Anderson Shrontz (born December 14, 1931) is an American corporate executive and former government official. He is the former CEO and chairman of the Boeing Company.

Frank Shrontz
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations and Logistics
In office
February 10, 1976 – January 19, 1977
PresidentGerald R. Ford
Preceded byJohn J. Bennett (Acting)
Succeeded byposition abolished
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations and Logistics
In office
1973–1976
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Preceded byLewis E. Turner (acting)[1]
Succeeded byJ. Gordon Knapp[2]
Personal details
Born
Frank Anderson Shrontz

(1931-12-14) December 14, 1931
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Spouse(s)Harriet A. Houghton (died 2012)[3]
EducationUniversity of Idaho (LLB)
Harvard University (MBA)
OccupationCorporate Executive
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1954-1956

Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Shrontz was the son of sporting goods merchant. He graduated from Boise High School in 1949 and the University of Idaho in Moscow in 1954 with a Bachelor of Laws degree,[4] where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.[5] Following a commission and service in the U.S. Army from 1954–1956, he attended the Harvard Business School where he received an MBA in 1958 and then joined Boeing.

Beginning in 1973, he served in the Nixon and Ford administrations at the Department of Defense, and returned to Boeing in January 1977 as a vice president. He served as CEO from 1986–1996, and stepped down as chairman in 1997.

While serving on the board of directors for Chevron, a new double-hulled supertanker was named in his honor in November 1998.[6] The South Korean-built ship was renamed the Antares Voyager in 2003.[7][8]

Shrontz was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2004.

Shrontz is part of the Seattle Mariners ownership group and is a member on the team's board of directors.[9]

References
  1. The United States Government Manual (1973-1974)
  2. The United States Government Manual (1976-1977)
  3. Obituary: Harriet Shrontz, arts supporter, wife of former Boeing CEO
  4. "College of Law". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1954. p. 239.
  5. "Beta Theta Pi". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1954. p. 129.
  6. Press release - 1998-11-30 - accessed 2010-04-10
  7. aukvisser.nl - supertankers - accessed 2010-04-10
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2008-03-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. seattletimes.nwsource.com'Mariners' nearly invisible owners stand firmly behind struggling team' - accessed 26 September 2011
Business positions
Preceded by
Thornton Wilson		 CEO of Boeing
1986-1996		 Succeeded by
Phil Condit
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