Donald N. Frey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Donald N. Frey

American businessman

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1923

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 05-Mar-2010

Profession: car designer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Donald Nelson Frey (pronounced Fri ) (March 23, 1923 – March 5, 2010), was widely known as the Ford Motor Company product manager who, along with Lee Iacocca and others, developed the Ford Mustang into a viable project — and who ultimately supervised the development of the car in a record 18 months.At times besieged by autograph seekers for his role with the Mustang, Frey, a third generation engineer, was "one of the few auto executives with experience in all three of the industry's essential areas: design, manufacture and sales." He had nonetheless been most proud of assisting Ford in introducing safety improvements to their lineup, including disc brakes and radial tires.
In 1967, Time called Frey "Detroit’s sharpest idea man".Frey went on to a successful career as an innovator in manufacturing and information systems and as chairman and CEO Bell & Howell.
In 1990, he received the National Medal of Technology in a White House ceremony. He was elected to the 2002 class of Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.