The W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is honoring Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company, on Thursday as Executive of the Year.
The Dean’s Council of 100, a national group of business executives who advise the school selected Mulally to recognize his work in “leading and improving Ford, despite the recession and incredible challenges facing the auto industry.” Mulally took over at Ford in 2006, and his efforts helped the company achieve its first profitable quarter in two years. Ford sales were up 43 percent in February over the same month last year.
