Global aircraft manufacturer and solution provider Boeing has announced the appointment of Amy List as the new Managing Director of Boeing Defence Australia (BDA). List takes over from Scott Carpendale, who has been serving as both Vice President & Managing Director of BDA and Vice President of Government Services for the Asia-Pacific region since 2022. Carpendale will now focus exclusively on the Asia-Pacific portfolio.

Amy List, with over two decades of military and Defence industry experience, including engineering and operational service in the Royal Australian Air Force, is poised to lead Boeing Defence Australia into its next phase.

Scott Carpendale, Vice President of Boeing Government Services – APAC Region, expressed confidence in List’s capabilities, stating, “Amy has more than 20 years of military and Defence industry experience, including engineering and operational service in the Royal Australian Air Force.”

List will be based at Boeing Defence Australia’s head office in Brisbane and will report directly to Scott Carpendale. Additionally, she will serve as a board member of Boeing Australia Holdings and be a vital member of the Boeing Australia leadership team led by Maria Fernandez, the President of Boeing Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific.

Carpendale further highlighted List’s significant contributions to Boeing, stating, “This includes four years leading our Sustainment Operations portfolio which delivers key products and services such as AH-64E Apache, CH-47F Chinook, Helicopter Aircrew Training System, F/A-18F Super Hornet, and EA-18G Growler to our customers.”

Amy List began her career in the Royal Australian Air Force, where she served in various operational roles before taking on responsibilities in both acquisition and sustainment programs for the Defence Materiel Organisation, now known as the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. Since joining Boeing Defence Australia in 2018, List has held several leadership roles, including her most recent position as the Director of Operations, as well as Director of Sustainment Operations, Director of the Structures and Build capability, and Director of Wedgetail Programs.

Source: Boeing
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