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Ford Motor Company’s Alan R. Mulally to Receive 2011 Automotive Executive of the Year Award

Alan R. Mulally, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company

Detroit, MI (PRWEB) January 31, 2011

The prestigious 2011 Automotive Executive of the Year Award will be presented to Alan R. Mulally, president and CEO of Ford Motor Company. Mulally will receive the award in the presence of more than 200 automotive executives at an invitation-only luncheon held at the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

“Alan Mulally shows such clear confidence in his company, its people, its products, and its brand,” says Robert Djurovic, executive director of the Automotive Executive of the Year Award program, and director of automotive services North America, DNV Business Assurance US. “With his leadership and conviction, Ford Motor Company stood apart from its competitors by standing on its own two feet. And the U.S. consumer–inspired by his quiet confidence and strong belief that Ford Motor Company could manage its own recovery without taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars–got behind him, cheered him on, and bought Ford cars.”

By honoring Mulally with the 2011 Automotive Executive of the Year Award, Djurovic says the automotive industry is recognizing the remarkable marriage of innovation and determination that has defined Ford Motor Company under Mulally’s leadership.

Since 1964, the Automotive Executive of the Year Award has recognized excellence in industry leadership. Past recipients include Elon Musk (Innovator Award), James O’Sullivan, Jim Press, Carroll Shelby (Lifetime Achievement Award), Bill Ford, Jr., Dieter Zetsche, Henry Ford II, Rick Wagoner, Bob Lutz, Carlos Ghosn, John DeLorean, and Lee Iacocca, among others. (Note: For a complete list of past winners, award history, photos, etc. visit http://www.autoexecoftheyear.com.)

The Automotive Executive of the Year Award nominating committee includes industry media, analysts, and automotive supplier CEOs. DNV has been the main corporate sponsor of the award program for the past several years.

Alan R. Mulally Biography:

President and CEO, Ford Motor Company

Alan Mulally is president and CEO of Ford Motor Company. He also is a member of the company’s board of directors.

Prior to joining Ford in September 2006, Mulally served as executive vice president of

The Boeing Company, and president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. In that role, he was responsible for all of the company’s commercial airplane programs and related services. Mulally also was a member of the Boeing Executive Council and served as Boeing’s senior executive in the Pacific Northwest.

Mulally was named Boeing’s president of Commercial Airplanes in September 1998. The responsibility of CEO for the business unit was added in March 2001.

Previously, Mulally served as president of Boeing Information, Space & Defense Systems and senior vice president of The Boeing Company. Appointed to that role in February 1997, he was responsible for Boeing’s defense, space, and government business.

Beginning in 1994, Mulally was senior vice president of Airplane Development for Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group, responsible for all airplane development activities, flight test operations, certification and government technical liaison. Earlier, Mulally served as Boeing’s vice president of engineering, and as vice president and general manager of the 777 program.

Mulally joined Boeing in 1969 and progressed through a number of significant engineering and program-management assignments, including contributions on the 727, 737, 747, 757 and 767 airplanes.

Throughout his career, Mulally has been recognized for his contributions and industry leadership, including being named “Businessperson of the Year” by the readers of Fortune magazine, “Industry Leader of the Year” by Automotive News magazine, one of “The World’s Most Influential People” by TIME magazine, one of “The 30 Most Respected CEOs” by Barrons magazine, “Person of the Year” by Aviation Week magazine and one of “The Best Leaders” by BusinessWeek magazine.

Mulally serves on the President’s Export Council which was formed in 2010 to advise U.S. President Barack Obama on export enhancement and ways to encourage companies to increase exports and enter new markets. He previously served as co-chair of the Washington Competitiveness Council, and sat on the advisory boards of NASA, the University of Washington, the University of Kansas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of England’s Royal Academy of Engineering.

He also served as a past president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and is a former president of its Foundation. Additionally, Mulally served as a past chairman of the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association.

Mulally holds bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Kansas, and earned a master’s in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a 1982 Alfred P. Sloan fellow.

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