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William McPherson Allen (September 1, 1900 – October 28, 1985) was an American businessman in the aviation industry who served as the President of Boeing from 1945 to 1968. Life and career [ edit ] Born in Lolo, Montana , [2] he attended the University of Montana, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Oct 26, 2005 · William McPherson Allen served the Boeing Company as president from 1945 to 1968 and is credited with leading the company into the jet age and providing a strong and enduring tradition of integrity and leadership. In 1954, the same year the Boeing 707 made its maiden flight and took air travel into the jet age, the Seattle-King County ...
William McPherson Allen. Born: September 1, 1900 in Lolo, Montana. Contributed to the development of the B-17, B-29, B-50, and C-97. President of Boeing from 1945 to 1968 where he introduced the B-47, B-52, KC-135, and the Boeing 707 (the first American jet transport). Under his leadership, Boeing developed the first stage booster to the Apollo ...
William McPherson Allen graduated from Harvard Law School in 1925 and joined the Boeing Company as legal counsel shortly thereafter. After 20 years of service as legal counsel and corporation director with the Boeing Company, he was offered and accepted the presidency in 1945, at a most crucial time in the company's history.
It did so largely at the prodding of one man: William McPherson Allen, the company president who took over in 1950 when it had less than 1 percent of market share.
Bill Allen was without doubt Boeing’s greatest President and launched a raft of aircraft that changed aviation
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Aug 17, 1975 · SEATTLE—William McPherson Allen, a man who took some of the biggest gambles in the history of American business—and won most of them—says One secret to success is finding and trusting good ...
