Mulally is staying through the end of 2014 says Edsel Ford, a company board director and great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford. December 5, 2013 8:31 AM PST Ford CEO Alan Mulally is said to be one of the top candidates to replace Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. (Credit: CBS News) Ford Motor CEO Alan Mulally has been topping lists as the most desirable candidate to take the reins from Steve Ballmer at Microsoft, but the odds are going down on the 68-year-old executive leaving the automaker. "Alan is staying through the end of 2014 and that's all I know," company board director Edsel Ford II, great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, told Bloomberg. "Frankly, he has told us that his plan is to stay with Ford through the end of 2014," Ford said. Speaking on Bloomberg TV Thursday, Mulally said he planned to stay at Ford. "I love serving Ford and there is no change in the plan." Last week Bloomberg reported that Microsoft's board was leaning toward Mulally or Satya Nadella, vice president of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group. Also on the final candidate list are Stephen Elop, a former Microsoft executive and outgoing Nokia CEO, and Tony Bates, a former Skype executive who now heads up Microsoft business development. While the public statements indicate that Mulally will continue to run Ford, and the clock is ticking on Microsoft making a CEO choice before the end of the year, stranger things have happened that an executive changing his mind.
Mulally is staying through the end of 2014 says Edsel Ford, a company board director and great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford.
Ford CEO Alan Mulally is said to be one of the top candidates to replace Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
(Credit: CBS News)
Ford Motor CEO Alan Mulally has been topping lists as the most desirable candidate to take the reins from Steve Ballmer at Microsoft, but the odds are going down on the 68-year-old executive leaving the automaker.
"Alan is staying through the end of 2014 and that's all I know," company board director Edsel Ford II, great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, told Bloomberg. "Frankly, he has told us that his plan is to stay with Ford through the end of 2014," Ford said.
Speaking on Bloomberg TV Thursday, Mulally said he planned to stay at Ford. "I love serving Ford and there is no change in the plan."
Last week Bloomberg reported that Microsoft's board was leaning toward Mulally or Satya Nadella, vice president of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group. Also on the final candidate list are Stephen Elop, a former Microsoft executive and outgoing Nokia CEO, and Tony Bates, a former Skype executive who now heads up Microsoft business development.
While the public statements indicate that Mulally will continue to run Ford, and the clock is ticking on Microsoft making a CEO choice before the end of the year, stranger things have happened that an executive changing his mind.
