Ford history…
Form an office of the vice chairman
Either the vice chairman appointed or the current CEO is shown the door…
Examples: Lee Iacocca was leading Ford in 1978 when Phil Caldwell was appointed vice chair. Iacocca was fired soon after and went to run Chrysler and Caldwell took over at Ford, followed by Don Petersen
Jac the Kn--e saw his leadership under fire when Nick Scheele brought in to a similar role, Nick was not the guy but Ford was in such a mess that Bill really had no other good options.