Boeing names Shashank Jha as head of digital technology and CIO for India

Boeing has named Shashank Jha as India site leader for Information Digital Technology & Security (IDT&S) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), Boeing India.

Based in Bengaluru, Jha will lead strategy and operations for Boeing’s IDT&S team in India, which includes nearly 1,500 team members. In this role, he will focus on strengthening collaboration, talent development, and IDT&S India site engagement. Further, as part of the global engineering and product support teams, he will work with the business partners team across the global IDT&S function.

“We are excited to have Shashank join our team as the India lead for IDT&S. He brings decades of expertise in leading engineering systems and digital transformation at large conglomerates in the mobility and automation space, which will help drive technology innovation and operational excellence for Boeing,” said Lucia Chung, IDT&S vice president and Engineering & Product Support CIO. In addition to leading the India site for IDT&S, Jha will be executive director of commercial Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) products that are critical to Boeing’s engineering operations. “India plays a pivotal role as part of Boeing’s global digital and engineering ecosystem, and I look forward to working with the talented teams here to drive innovation, build future-ready capabilities, and contribute meaningfully to Boeing’s long-term growth.” Jha said.  

Jha comes with over two decades of experience in engineering and IT leadership, specialising in enterprise systems, cybersecurity, product engineering platforms, and digital transformation. Most recently, Jha served as India Global Capability Centre leader at Dover India, overseeing corporate IT functions for India and China. Previously, he has led IT, engineering methods and tools, and PLM centres of excellence at GE, Honeywell, and Bosch.