The ford motor company CEO Alan Mulally (Alan Mulally), included in the help save no. 2 U.S. car driving culture change, could step down, earlier than planned, according to know about the matter.
According to the summary of succession plan at the end of last year, 68, Mr Mulally is expected to stay on as chief executive, at least until the end of 2014. But ford's board of directors is now open, let him down, he explores other roles, said two people familiar with the thinking of the board of directors.
The shift to highlight the executive team ability, in order to avoid mistakes, ford is driven to the brink of collapse, Mr Mulally was hired as the growing confidence of the board of directors in 2006. The board also warm, chief operating officer Mark (Mark Fields) Fields, ford's 24 years of veteran who is expected to become the next CEO, according to sources.
In this case, the board of directors are willing, let Mr Mulally determine the timing of his potential exit, sources said. Mr Mulally is considering to follow up his tenure, ford's another high-profile work, they said to him, said, adding that he discussed the role of the Obama administration at a point.
Mr Mulally was also as a possible successor for Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer (Steve Ballmer) in late August, he said, he will retire to in a year.
Speak unnamed sources, because ford's succession plan details are secret.
When Reuters asked Mr Mulally about his plans, he said, in an email, said he was "absolutely our ford focus on service."
"We had so much fun, creating an exciting, sustainable and profitable growth of ford for everybody," Mr Mulally said in an E-mail.
"Everyone?"
Seven years ago this week, ford poached Mr Mulally from Boeing to revitalise the carmakers, loss of $1.27 billion, 2006. At that time, ford chairman bill ford has as a culture of "the empire building and back biting was damaged."
Mr Mulally books and create a more open, the atmosphere of cooperation, make more quickly to solve the problem. He arranged ford's debt of $23 billion, and worked out a plan, known as "one ford", in order to simplify and unify the product development.
The carmaker to avoid bankruptcy, therefore, need through its competitors in the United States, general motors and Chrysler group co., LTD., in 2009 a federal bailout.
Ford's board of directors has considered several years of succession planning as part of its usual scrutiny. A CEO of concern is to develop, keep and strengthen Mr Mulally create cultural and strategic change.
"The question now is, when you have such a strong soul along Allen go away, every man's behavior?" The guggenheim securities analyst Matthew stoll says. Christopher says he doesn't want to stay in ford's Alan mulally by the end of next year.
, 52, headed by ford business in North America and South America, from October 2005, until the end of last year, when he was promoted to chief operating officer led many analysts and investors said he mulally chosen successor.
As the chief operating officer, now run weekly business review meetings, fields have mulally brought by one of the most obvious sign of cultural reformation. At the same time, Mr Mulally has been a step back, because of his weight to his choice, the sources said.
 



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