Australia – Boeing has appointed Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Steve “Zed” Roberton, DSC, AM, as President for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, effective January 5, 2026, strengthening leadership across the company’s commercial, defence, and training-related activities in the region.

• Roberton will oversee Boeing Australia Holdings as chairperson, lead strategic initiatives, expand partner collaborations, and serve as Boeing’s senior government liaison across Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.

• He brings more than 30 years of operational, command, and capability development experience from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), including 26 years as a fighter pilot and service with Australian combat units and the United States Marine Corps.

• His leadership background includes commanding the inaugural Operation OKRA Air Task Group in the Middle East, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, as well as senior roles such as Commander of the RAAF Air Combat Group, Air Commander Australia, and Head Force Design within the Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group.

• Following his retirement from the RAAF in September 2022, Roberton served as a senior advisor at McKinsey & Company and began consulting for Boeing Defence Australia in June 2025.

Statements

• “Zed is a widely-admired leader who is committed to advancing Australia’s national security and aviation priorities. His decades of hands-on experience leading complex joint military operations demonstrate that he has the proven skills and values needed to guide our Oceania operations forward,” said Dr. Brendan Nelson AO, President of Boeing Global.

• “I’m in awe of our broad commercial and defence portfolio across Australia and New Zealand, and I look forward to collaborating with our employees, customers and partners as we work together to define the future of aerospace in the region,” said Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Steve Roberton, DSC, AM.

Source: Boeing