Boeing’s recent decision to assign its new chief legal officer the responsibility for both global compliance and the law department reflects an emerging interest in integrating the risk, legal, compliance and ethics functions in large corporations.
According to its press release, the reorientation of Boeing’s legal and compliance activities was part of a larger organizational effort to achieve greater cross company integration and continuous improvement; align enterprise services with current business conditions while increasing value; streamline leadership roles and responsibilities, and prepare for a post-pandemic environment.
