Alan Mulally FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Jeffrey Immelt GENERAL ELECTRIC
GLOBAL CEOS OF MANUFACTURING
Alan Mulally FORD MOTOR COMPANY
After 37 years at Boeing as an engineer and eventually Executive Vice President , Alan Mulally ditched the wings for wheels when appointed as the man to pull Ford Motor Company from the recession mire in 2006 . Since then it has been ‘ mission accomplished ’ for Mulally who returned the business to profitability despite the flailing industry around him .
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Jeffrey Immelt GENERAL ELECTRIC
As well as being the Chairman and CEO of conglomerate , General Electric , Jeffrey Immelt has become somewhat of a trailblazer in bringing stability to the US economy . Appointed by President Obama as Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board , his presence has been seen by many as an attempt to make the Whitehouse more active in enhancing domestic business .
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