Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) named a new member to its board on Thursday, James A. Bell, who has been the highest-ranking African-American employee in The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)’s history. Bell spent 38 years with the aircraft maker before retiring as its chief financial officer in 2012. In 2005, he also served Boeing as its interim CEO. No Apple is not making planes Bell is also a board member at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Chase, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) and CDW and is also a trustee of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center. Bell, who is delighted to be a part of Apple's board, said he is an avid user of the company’s products and respects Apple for its ability to innovate. Apple is the most valuable company in the world and is rumored to be developing an a> More