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...
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.
confident deliver europe execute leadership plans progress team
while maintaining the progress we have made in Europe and Asia. ... With these new appointments, I am confident that we have the leadership team in place to execute our plans and deliver outstanding results.
recovery together groups
I walked in and inherited a management group that I didn't know very well. They didn't know me, and we had a very short window to put together a credible recovery plan.
believe want presses
I don't ever want to believe my own press clippings, good or bad.
technology car growth
When you factor in population growth, it's clear that the mobility model that we have today simply will not work tomorrow. Four billion clean cars on the road are still four billion cars, and a traffic jam with no emissions is still a traffic jam.
progress lines finish-line
For all the progress, we recognize we're very far from the finish line
thinking hype accomplishment
I think the world is filled with so much hype and PR bull. Frankly, it all comes out in the end. Good or bad, I'd rather just let our accomplishments really speak for themselves.
strong responsibility creating
Creating a strong business and building a better world are not conflicting goals - they are both essential ingredients for long-term success
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.
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.