When you come out of this cocoon in a sense, the world is different and it’s an opportunity to explore where it is different. Where is the growth? Where are the fun and interesting things happening?
 
—JACQUES “JAC” NASSER, FORMER CEO OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Chapter Seven
JACQUES “JAC” NASSER NEW LIFE AFTER A LONG CAREER
When Jacques Nasser graduated from RMIT University in Australia in 1968, two job offers were on the table. After weighing his options, Nasser joined Ford Motor Company as an analyst in the company’s operations near Melbourne. For the next thirty-three years, Nasser was a company man, traveling the globe for the automaker: from Australia to Europe, North America, Asia, and South America. He went virtually everywhere the company ...

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