Boeing Co. said that Ted Colbert, who oversees its defense and space division, is leaving the company, the first major personnel change by Kelly Ortberg since he took over as chief executive officer last month.

Boeing's new CEO Kelly Ortberg said the company's defense unit chief Ted Colbert is leaving Boeing and that a replacement would be named later. The defense unit accounted for about 40% of Boeing's revenue in the first half of the year.

Ted Colbert, the president and chief operating officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), will be leaving the beleaguered company, Boeing announced Friday. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told employees in a letter that the company's priority "is to restore the trust of our customers and meet the high standards they expect of us to enable their critical missions around the world.

Boeing said today the head of its troubled space and defense unit is leaving the company immediately, in the first management change under new CEO Kelly Ortberg.

Ted Colbert, the head of Boeing's defense, space, and security division is leaving the company effective immediately, CEO Kelly Ortberg announced.

Colbert's removal from Boeing Defense marks CEO Kelly Ortberg's first major management change since taking the helm last month.

Boeing said on Friday the head of its troubled space and defense unit is leaving the company immediately, in the first management change under new CEO Kelly Ortberg. Ortberg who took over in August said Ted Colbert would be leaving and Steve Parker,

Boeing is getting a new space chief. Ted Colbert will no longer be CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, one of the aerospace giant's subdivisions, according to media reports. Those reports cite a staff memo circulated today (Sept.