Exactly what I was thinking. The article talks vaguely about "Inappropriate behavior" and then they reference a rash of sexual allegations recently and assume the two are tied together. It could have been anything, inappropriate use of company resources, looking at the wrong things on company computers, possible insider trading, accepting or giving gifts as a part of lobbying. The list of things that could get me fired from my company is pretty large when I think about it. Let's not jump to conclusions about this guy. It is too bad as the number of car people at Ford in leadership positions seems to be going down over time. I guess they are really committed to this driving a toaster, connected city stuff.
Precisely why I cannot be bothered to watch "the news".
Dang! I thought the same thing.
+1. :gossip:
It is quite unusual to fire an executive, even with strong evidence. More typically, they downplay the issue and the exec will simply resign to pursue other interests.
I do not see him as a "North American Market" president, he is an engineer, and as an engineer myself it requires a very different set of skills. Leading a design is one thing, but being a president is a people job. I see Pericak as a problem solver, needing to get his hands in the problems. Not a company direction guy. But I do not know him personally.
That's very true. But he had superb success leading the S550 programme, followed by huge success at Ford Performance, resulting in winning Le Mans.
