Ken Sain, a 12-year Boeing veteran, has been named CEO of the aerospace and defense contractor’s Jeppesen subsidiary and vice president of digital aviation and analytics at the firm’s global services business.
He will manage Boeing’s digital aviation technology portfolio and lead efforts to develop and deliver data analytics-based products and services, the company said Thursday.
Sain will also oversee Boeing’s aircraft lease and asset management software business AerData and aviation arm in Vancouver, Canada.
He most recently served as chief operating officer and VP of product and portfolio management at Jeppesen, where he oversaw the creation and installation of analytics, crew, flight optimization and maintenance technologies within the digital aviation portfolio.
Before that, Sain was director of strategy and business development at Boeing’s fleet services unit.
He also held principal and manager roles at A.T. Kearney.