--- description: You could throw one heck of a Fiesta with that much cash title: Ford CEO Alan Mulally Stock, Options Worth Nearly $300 Million image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Companies](/tag/companies/) ## Companies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ford CEO Could Escape Company With $300 Million in Stocks, Options by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 25, 2014 2:52 PM CUT by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 25, 2014 2:52 PM CUT Ford CEO Alan Mulally will be sitting pretty when he [retires](http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/25/news/companies/mulally-stock-pay/index.html?section=money%5Ftopstories "undefined") from the helm of the Detroit-based motor company. [CNNMoney](http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/25/news/companies/mulally-stock-pay/index.html?section=money%5Ftopstories "undefined") reports the 68-year-old CEO has about 25.7 million combined shares and stock options, worth about $419 million at current market value. After spending the necessary cash to exercise his options, Mulally would be left with about $300 million worth of Ford shares—a notably large fortune for the CEO of an industrial company. Mulally, who is ranked among the 12 top-paid CEOs, helped keep the decades-old automaker afloat during the recession and has led the company to a strong comeback in the years following. Though he’s only been at the helm for eight years, Mulally is expected to retire this year. A company spokesperson told CNNMoney his compensation — Mulally reportedly makes about $44.2 million in salary and bonuses — is a reflection of his hard work. “We believe strongly in aligning executive compensation with the company’s business performance and long-term shareholder value,” said Susan Krusel. “That’s why almost 90 percent of Alan’s compensation is performance based.” Ford profits for Q1 of this year [fell](http://time.com/77061/ford-earnings/ "undefined") when compared to the same period last year, but the company beat revenue expectations. \[[Money](http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/25/news/companies/mulally-stock-pay/index.html?section=money%5Ftopstories "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/77230/ford-ceo-alan-mulally-retires-stocks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/77230/ford-ceo-alan-mulally-retires-stocks/"},"headline":"Ford CEO Could Escape Company With $300 Million in Stocks, Options","datePublished":"2014-04-25T14:52:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:30:21.427Z","description":"You could throw one heck of a Fiesta with that much cash","url":"https://time.com/77230/ford-ceo-alan-mulally-retires-stocks/","keywords":["Companies","Ford","CEOs"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/companies/","name":"Companies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/77230/ford-ceo-alan-mulally-retires-stocks/","name":"Ford CEO Could Escape Company With $300 Million in Stocks, Options"}}]}] ```