Boeing has named Aldo Basile as its new Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice-president of sales for Europe, Russia and Central Asia. He succeeds Marlin Dailey, who recently became Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice-president sales.
Based at the Commercial Airplanes European headquarters in London, Basile is responsible for the company's commercial aircraft sales activity across the region. Much of his sales team is strategically located close to Boeing customers throughout Europe and Russia; several team members are based in Seattle. Basile has been with Commercial Airplanes sales since 1989. Most recently he served as VP sales for several European countries, while based in Paris.
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