Ford CEO Alan Mullaly has been on the job just over two years.

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Mullaly is widely credited with turning around the carmaker and helping it navigate through liquidity woes a few years ago.

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Mr. Mullaly is the Detroit chief executive I'd keep on the job.

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Four years ago, as Ford was facing challenges, its board went outside the auto industry and tapped Alan Mullaly, chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airlines, to serve as its CEO.

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