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Phil Condit

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (August 2, 1941- )
    Earned his pilot's license at 18
    Graduated from UC Berkeley (1963)
    Graduated from Princeton (1965)
    Graduated from MIT (1975)
    Aerodynamics engineer (1965-1971)
    Manager, Boeing 727 marketing (1973)
    Head engineer of the Boeing 757 project
    Chief of the Boeing 757 division (1983-1986)
    Executive Vice President of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (1986-1992)
    President of Boeing (1992-2004)
    CEO of Boeing (1996-2004)
    7th Chairman of Boeing (1997-2003)
    Resigned from all three of the above offices
    Holder of the sailwing patent
    Winner of several awards and chairman/member of numerous councils, boards and committees
    Replaced by Harry Stonecipher
    No relation to Gary Condit

Why he might be annoying:

    He married a first cousin, Jan Condit.
    He has a reputation of being a womanizer and used company funds for personal luxuries.
    He eschewed Boeing's tradition of executive modesty and lived in lavish mansions.
    He resigned as Boeing CEO because of ethical misconduct regarding Pentagon contracts.
    He failed to strengthen Boeing against Airbus and the lousy post-9/11 aviation market.
    He moved Boeing headquarters from its home in Seattle to Chicago.
    Boeing stock tanked in the later part of his term as CEO.
    He pretended his resignation was voluntary even though the board of directors forced it.
    He married four times and divorced three times.

Why he might not be annoying:

    After a bad year in management he told workers: 'I give myself a very poor grade. It happened and so it's my responsibility. There's my F.'
    He was, by all accounts, an exceptionally brilliant engineer (but not a good manager).
    He oversaw the acquisition of McDonnell Douglas and Rockwell Intl.'s aerospace and defense divisions.
    He worked on nearly every Boeing jet ever built.
    He was the first Westerner to earn an engineering doctorate from the Science University of Tokyo (1997).
    His focus on defense projects helped Boeing in recent years.

Credit: Wang


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 74.07% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 90.48% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 51 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 98 Votes: 76.53% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 143 Votes: 65.73% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 358 Votes: 69.27% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 378 Votes: 70.37% Annoying