Frank Anderson Shrontz, CEO of Boeing from 1986 to 1996 and a member of the ownership group that took over the Seattle Mariners in 1992, has died at a

Frank Shrontz, former CEO and chairman of Boeing, dies at 92

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2024-05-06 05:00:03

Frank Anderson Shrontz, CEO of Boeing from 1986 to 1996 and a member of the ownership group that took over the Seattle Mariners in 1992, has died at age 92, the Mariners said Saturday.

Shrontz, who also served as chairman of Boeing’s board from 1988 to 1997, died Friday surrounded by his family, a statement from the Mariners said.

“He was widely admired and respected in Seattle for both his community work and his leadership of the Boeing company,” Mariners Chairman John Stanton said in the statement.

“We are deeply grateful to Frank Shrontz for his leadership and many years of service to the United States, the Puget Sound community and Boeing,” it said. “Our thoughts are with his family.”

Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Shrontz graduated from the University of Idaho and Harvard Business School. He joined Boeing in 1958, then served in the Department of Defense in the Nixon and Ford administrations.

Shrontz rejoined Boeing in 1977 as vice president of contract planning and administration. In the midst of an energy crisis, he backed Boeing’s 737 airplane over more fuel-efficient models.