[libranof1987]

Raj Nair, Ford's North America President, has stepped down for what news articles say is "inappropriate behavior". He's been in his post since 1-Jun-17.

While it could be to raise the TRP quotient of the news, certain news articles are including a reference to the #MeToo movement (people speaking up against sexual assault at workplace).

The inquiry determined "certain behavior by Nair was inconsistent with the company's code of conduct."

"We made this decision after a thorough review and careful consideration," said Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett. "Ford is deeply committed to providing and nurturing a safe and respectful culture and we expect our leaders to fully uphold these values."

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/21/ford...e-company.html

[volkman10]

Ford picks Kumar Galhotra to replace Raj Nair as North America chief.

Ford Motor Co. tapped Kumar Galhotra, a company veteran who steered the Lincoln luxury brand back to respectability, to replace Raj Nair.

Galhotra, 52, will take over Nair's duties in North America on March 1. He previously was group vice president, Lincoln and Ford's chief marketing officer. Galhotra had added chief marketing officer to his duties Nov. 1 last year.

Source:Ford

[su1978]

Good that this has come out. American MNC companies have this culture where these issues happen. Mark herd, CEO of HP was also asked to leave due to a complaint of sexual harrassment against him. Myself being a part of such organization, am witnessing such incidents happening regularly. And the worst part is that organizations do not want to investigate and get into all this stuff. The employees down the line keep on suffering all the time. Those who raise their voices are either thrown out by declaring them misfit into the scheme of things or circumstances are turned against them and they are forced to leave. These incidences come to light only when some employee goes legal against the company and the issue is getting uncontrollable.

[rohitoasis]

Was he not the one responsible for the Mustang GT350 and GT350R along with the new Focus RS.

We have previously discussed about this gentleman in very favourable manner in the following threads.

Focus RS Thread

Expat CEO thread

[spyder_p8]

Originally Posted by su1978

Good that this has come out. American MNC companies have this culture where these issues happen. Mark herd, CEO of HP was also asked to leave due to a complaint of sexual harrassment against him. Myself being a part of such organization, am witnessing such incidents happening regularly. And the worst part is that organizations do not want to investigate and get into all this stuff. The employees down the line keep on suffering all the time. Those who raise their voices are either thrown out by declaring them misfit into the scheme of things or circumstances are turned against them and they are forced to leave. These incidences come to light only when some employee goes legal against the company and the issue is getting uncontrollable.

How do you know that it is about sexual harassment? I did not see this mentioned anywhere in any news article. Bad conduct could pertain to any kind of unexpected behavior as per the policy of the company. Please enlighten us if you have more information.

[su1978]

Originally Posted by spyder_p8

How do you know that it is about sexual harassment? I did not see this mentioned anywhere in any news article. Bad conduct could pertain to any kind of unexpected behavior as per the policy of the company. Please enlighten us if you have more information.

Perhaps you got me wrong mate. Sexual harassment is just one aspect that i am talking about. There are many undue favors, advantages, benefits given to undeserving parties, employees etc for personal benefit or benefit to some group, sometimes the company as whole. This can even be a case of wrong business decision taken due to some reason that has not been known to the world outside. Only after some employee, aggrieved party or business contractor would have threatened to go legal against the company that the board would have asked him to step down before the issue blew out of proportion(remember dieselgate and cheating software issue).

[alpha1]

Originally Posted by su1978

Only after some employee, aggrieved party or business contractor would have threatened to go legal against the company that the board would have asked him to step down before the issue blew out of proportion(remember dieselgate and cheating software issue).

Or perhaps Mr Raj fell into disfavor with his boss(es) [Chairman or Directors or ...] who dug up the past and used this as an opportunity to remove him.

[su1978]

Originally Posted by alpha1

Or perhaps Mr Raj fell into disfavor with his boss(es) [Chairman or Directors or ...] who dug up the past and used this as an opportunity to remove him.

Probably. This falling out of bosses favor is the latest trend in the industry. No matter how correct you are or how much a valid point you have but the funda of boss is always right has to be kept in mind. There are chances that if the idea fails later, the entire responsibility will be yours and your boss would take an easy escape route. Not sure when the corporate world would start behaving maturely and start respecting the opinion of juniors with some degree of seriousness which would eventually lead to better working conditions and an atmosphere of team work would exist.

[romeomidhun]

The catch here? Ford says "certain behavior by Nair was inconsistent with the company's code of conduct", while Nair says "not exhibited leadership behaviors consistent with the principles that the Company and I have always espoused".

Those 2 points, IMO, are poles apart. Code of conduct of a company is normally irrespective of the posts one holding. Or is it?

[GTO]

Detroit News says it started off with an anonymous complaint:

Raj Nair, executive vice president and president of North America, recently was accused of the unspecified behavior through an anonymous complaint, Ford said. The company followed protocol to investigate the claims and found “certain behavior by Nair was inconsistent with the company’s code of conduct.”

Ford would not say exactly what Nair was accused of to protect the privacy of those involved. The company said it wasn’t aware of criminal charges or lawsuits filed against Nair.

[ajmat]

It is amazing how some early indiscretion especially in your youth can come around and bite you.

I used to work in an Indian company where all ladies were expected to dance, stay up late during the Annual Learning Conferences, jump into the pool with your clothes on etc., laugh at chauvanistic jokes. For those forced to conform, it can come back and bite. Luckily this company no longer exists.

Another company, that I worked for, a manager was walked out for no stated reason. Later it was divulged that two admins who he worked with had a cat-fight in office over him. All consensual though. Another manager promised to marry his admin (he was married), he avoided it by taking a post in Asia. One phone call later, he never reached Asia, yet alone his desk!

Moral of the story - be sterile and anodyne in the workplace

[volkman10]

Ousted President Raj Nair Joins Canadian Ford GT-Builder Multimatic!

Raj Nair, known to many as the man behind the latest-generation Ford GT, has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Multimatic.

A couple of weeks before his departure from Ford, Nair took delivery of his custom 2018 GT

Multimatic is the company responsible for constructing the new Ford GT in Canada and is also well known in performance car circles for its spool-valve dampers. Nair’s appointment as Multimatic president and COO means he will continue to be instrumental in building Ford’s supercar

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