Alan Mulally

Alan Mulally: Biography in Details

Who is Alan Mulally?

Alan Roger Mulally known as Alan Mulally is an American aerospace engineer. Similarly, Alan Mulally is a manufacturing executive.

Also, he is famous as the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ford Motor Company.

Who are the parents of Alan Mulally?

Alan was born on 4th August 1945 in Oakland, California, U.S. She was born to her father Charles Richard “Dick” Mulally and her mother Lauraine Lizette Clark.

His parents met each other at a USO dance. He spent most of his childhood in Laurence, Kansas which is his mother’s hometown.

Similarly, he was a member of the Plymouth Congregational Church. Rev. Dale Turner was his mentor and inspiration at the time. To study the minister’s influence on the congregation, he sat in front of the church.

Another source of his motivation when he was 17 years old was president John F. Kennedy who challenged him to send a man to the moon.

It is known that he had four siblings. Born in California, his nationality is American but his ancestry is unknown.

Education Details

Alan attended the University of Kansas and graduated with a Bachelor o Science and Master of Science degrees. He graduated in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. At that time he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.

Likewise, as a Sloan Fellow, he received a Master’s degree in Management from MIT’s Sloan School of Management in the year 1982.

Alan Mulally: Career, Profession

Immediately after he was out of college he was hired by Boeing in the year 1969 as an engineer. Similarly, he held several engineering and program management positions. He contributed to the making of Boeing 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, and Boeing 777.

Likewise, for the 777 programs, he worked first as a director of engineering and vice-president and general manager from September 1992.

Later he became the Vice President of Engineering for the commercial airplane group. Due to his good work, he was promoted to senior vice president of Airplane Development.

Similarly, in the year 1997, he was the president of the Boeing Information, Space & Defense Systems, and Senior vice president. After that in 1998, he was made the president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

His work on Ford Motor Company

His work at Ford Motor Company began when the Former Ford CEO Donald Petersen recommended Mulally to Ford. He was named as the President and CEO of Ford Motor Company on 5 September 2006.

Also, he made the first decision at Ford which was to bring back the Taurus nameplate. He took over the “The Way Forward” restructuring plan at Ford to Turn around the massive loss and market share decline.

Similarly, he led the effort for Ford to borrow US$23.6 billion by mortgaging all of Ford’s assets. In the year 2007, he presided over the sale of Jaguar Cars and Land Rover to Tata Motors. In the year 2008, Ford was suffering from a huge loss so it decided to cut its salary for Mulally.

Furthermore, on 1st July 2014, he resigned as CEO of Ford.

How much is the net worth of Alan Mulally?

The American aerospace engineer has a salary of $1.4 million and another $16.5 million as compensation.

The estimated net worth of Alan is around $6.95 Billion. He owned over 107,056 units of Alphabet stock worth over $6,940,412,588.

Over 16 years, he sold the GOOGL stock worth over $13,958,108. In 2014, Mulally bought a home in Paradise Valley’s exclusive Casa Blanca neighborhood.

He paid around $2.85 million for a 5,850-square-foot house behind the neighborhood’s guard gate.

It has four bedrooms and six bathrooms which were remodeled in 2006. Some of the features of the house are beamed ceilings, oak floors, and a master bedroom with a huge closet that includes a small washer-and-dryer set.

He also owns a home in Mercer Island, Wash.

Achievements, Awards

In the year 2006, Alan was named the person of the year for his Performance at Boeing by Aviation Week & Space Technology.

He was named the Person of the Year by the Financial Times ArcelorMittal Boldness in Businessman Awards.

Similarly, he was named the 2011 CEO of the Year by Chief Executive magazine. He was named Person of the Year by the Financial Times ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards.

Further, in the year 2011, he was named the CEO of the Year by Chief Executive magazine.

Body Features: Height, Weight

Alan Mulally has salt and pepper hair and he has hazel color eyes. He has an average height and weight.

Social Media

He is not active on social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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