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07-22-2011, 04:06 PM
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Who Could Possibly Replace Ford's Golden CEO?
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Insiders say the jockeying for Mulally's position has already begun.
There was a time when some folks in Detroit were convinced Lee Iacocca's last name was really an acronym for: I Am Chairman of Chrysler (http://autoblog.com/chrysler) Corp. Always. Indeed, it took a shove from an increasingly frustrated board to finally get Lido to name his successor.
If anything, those on the Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford) Motor Co. board of directors are putting CEO Alan Mulally (http://autoblog.com/tag/alan mulally) in a bear hug, Chairman Bill Ford (http://autoblog.com/tag/bill ford) suggesting he'd keep the chief executive firmly planted in his office at Glass House until he was 80. For his part, the still-boyish former Boeing executive has said on more than one occasion that despite turning 65, he's not rushing to leave as long as he's having "fun." But as his fifth anniversary in Dearborn approaches it is no surprise that there's plenty of speculation (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/26/who-will-succeed-mullaly-at-ford-freep-says-its-never-too-earl/) about who might eventually replace Mullaly, if not when.
In decades past, Ford was land of the long knives, where power trumped all, and doing away with your rivals was only slightly less bloody than when the Borgias ruled in Rome. Mulally has made much of instilling a sort of "greater-good" mindset and one of the reasons for the maker's recent success has been that the highly political nature has been toned down a number of notches. Nonetheless, insiders say the jockeying for position has already begun.
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Who Could Possibly Replace Ford's Golden CEO?
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Insiders say the jockeying for Mulally's position has already begun.
There was a time when some folks in Detroit were convinced Lee Iacocca's last name was really an acronym for: I Am Chairman of Chrysler (http://autoblog.com/chrysler) Corp. Always. Indeed, it took a shove from an increasingly frustrated board to finally get Lido to name his successor.
If anything, those on the Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford) Motor Co. board of directors are putting CEO Alan Mulally (http://autoblog.com/tag/alan mulally) in a bear hug, Chairman Bill Ford (http://autoblog.com/tag/bill ford) suggesting he'd keep the chief executive firmly planted in his office at Glass House until he was 80. For his part, the still-boyish former Boeing executive has said on more than one occasion that despite turning 65, he's not rushing to leave as long as he's having "fun." But as his fifth anniversary in Dearborn approaches it is no surprise that there's plenty of speculation (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/26/who-will-succeed-mullaly-at-ford-freep-says-its-never-too-earl/) about who might eventually replace Mullaly, if not when.
In decades past, Ford was land of the long knives, where power trumped all, and doing away with your rivals was only slightly less bloody than when the Borgias ruled in Rome. Mulally has made much of instilling a sort of "greater-good" mindset and one of the reasons for the maker's recent success has been that the highly political nature has been toned down a number of notches. Nonetheless, insiders say the jockeying for position has already begun.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/07/eisenstein-driving-thumb.jpgPaul A. Eisenstein is Publisher of TheDetroitBureau.com (http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/), and a 30-year veteran of the automotive beat. His editorials bring his unique perspective and deep understanding of the auto world to Autoblog readers on a regular basis.
Continue reading Stack of potential suitors line up at Ford for Life After Mulally (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/22/stack-of-potential-suitors-line-up-at-ford-for-life-after-mulall/)
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