James McNerney, the CEO of Boeing who oversaw the development of the 737 MAX, was one of Jack Welch's underlings (along with eventual Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli and Welch's successor as CEO of GE, Jeff Immelt). [1][2]

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McNerney

2. https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-boeing-was-set-on-the-path...