Petersen, a mechanical engineer and native of Pipestone, Minnesota, began at Ford in 1949 and left in 1990. He spent his last ...
Petersen, a mechanical engineer with a zeal for quality, steered the company during some of its most prosperous years and was ...
A strong leader with a strong voice at a pivotal moment for Ford, Petersen will be remembered for the Taurus—and for saving ...
Donald Petersen, Ford Motor Co. CEO, during the 1980s has died at 97. Initially depicted as an innovative leader, his legacy ...
Donald Petersen, the Ford Motor Co. chief executive officer who helped pull the automaker out of a financial crisis in the ...
As chief executive in the 1980s, he worked with the quality guru W. Edwards Deming.
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Petersen spent decades working for Ford and is credited with reviving the company through his leadership as COO and CEO in the 1980s.