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It seems Phil Martens has always been on a fast track. During 18 years at Ford Motor Co., he rose to become the top product development executive at the tender age of 42.
In 1999, Martens was named head of product development at Mazda Motor Corp. in Japan - the first non-Japanese executive to hold that position. That was the launch pad from which he became Ford's product honcho in 2003.
But two years ago, Martens walked...