“Positive leadership - conveying the idea that there is always a way forward - is so important, because that is what you are here for - to figure out how to move the organization forward. Critical to doing that is reinforcing the idea that everyone is included.”

American aerospace engineer and manufacturing executive

Alan Mulally is an American aerospace engineer and manufacturing executive. He served as chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes from 1998 to 2006 and later led Ford Motor Company as president and chief executive officer from 2006 to 2014. Mulally is known for his leadership in large-scale industrial organizations, first in aviation and then in the automobile industry. His career is closely associated with managing complex engineering and manufacturing operations at two of the best-known American companies.