(Reuters) -Boeing said on Tuesday it has appointed insider Stephen Parker as the president and CEO of its defense business.

Parker, who has been with the U.S. planemaker for 37 years, was the interim head of defense, space and security business since September.

He will lead the business unit that caters to defense, government, space and intelligence customers.

(Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)