A gearhead takes on Ford global purchasing

Hau Thai-Tang: “ I'm learning a lot about tools, raw materials, the media buy, the ad agencies, consulting services, toilet paper, all those things I had little exposure to because I was working on cars.”

October 28, 2013 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- A consummate gearhead who was once a race engineer for Mario Andretti and Nigel Mansell, Hau Thai-Tang made a name for himself as chief engineer of the 2005 Ford Mustang.

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