Bill Ford
Bill Ford
William Clay "Bill" Ford Jr.is an American businessman. The great-grandson of Henry Ford, he serves as the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company. Ford also served as the President, CEO, and COO until turning over those roles to former Boeing executive Alan Mulally in September 2006. Ford is also the Vice Chairman of the Detroit Lions NFL franchise...
believe cells years
I believe fuel cells will finally end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine. . . Fuel cells could be the predominant automotive power source in 25 years.
believe environmental corporations
I believe very strongly that corporations could and should be a major force for resolving social and environmental concerns in the twenty-first century.
thinking cult-of-personality long
Nobody's irreplaceable, including me. I think for too long we've had a cult of personality in this company and in this industry, and frankly, I'd like to see that diminish.
thinking play issues
I think I was the first executive to ever speak at a Greenpeace business conference, in London in 2001. That didn't play well here at Ford, but I thought it was an important signal to send internally, that these were the kind of issues we needed to be grappling with.
proud tobacco-industry danger
I never wanted Ford to be a place, like the tobacco industry, where our employees were not proud of coming to work for us. I felt there was a danger of that, should we be marginalized as a major polluter.
water long gas
As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can't be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy.
thinking forever natural
When I joined Ford, in the late 1970s, I felt strongly we could not forever be a huge user of natural resources without there being consequences. But I was alone in my thinking in those days.
strong healthy world
One cannot find a healthy economy anywhere in the world that does not have a strong industrial base, period.
technology iphone people
I don't care where you are in the world, people are aware of what technology is available to others. If you're in Nairobi, you're certainly aware of the iPhone.
thinking america people
All things being equal, I think people would still prefer to do business with their hometown companies. That's true in America, that's true in China, that's true in Germany.
inspiring world doe
A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place.
inspiring impact people
Social obligation is much bigger than supporting worthy causes. It includes anything that impacts people and the quality of their lives .
growing-up believe top-management
One of the things I've had the advantage of, growing up and being close to the top management of this company and other companies for most of my life, is seeing how CEOs start to believe in their own infallibility. And that really scares me.
data information form
It's amazing how much data is out there. The question is how do we put it in a form that's usable?