"I thought I knew what 'performing under pressure' was until Ford sent me to the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving."
From Detroit to California, Melbourne to Mexico City, Anne Doyle has been mentored and tested by CEOs, COOs, union leaders, top national journalists and some of the most powerful dealers in the country. She has also worked with several legendary leaders, including Jac Nasser, Jack Welch, and Coca-Cola’s Roberto Goizueta.
Crisis Management
Doyle is also a veteran of turbulent times and seismic culture change. One of her toughest tests was serving on Ford’s executive crisis team during the Firestone tire/Ford Explorer crisis (1999-2000), which is still studied by MBA students as one of the toughest business challenges of the decade.
She joined the public affairs staff of the world’s second largest automaker in 1987, at the beginning of a decade of record profits and expansion. Over her 13 years in the tough environment of the auto industry, she held numerous leadership positions in global product development, sales and marketing, customer service, and governmental affairs operations.
