[SoCal Pubbie]

According to the footnotes of this book, it was a “Ford manager” so maybe it was not a top executive:

https://books.google.com/books?id=dWGryt-9WXoC&pg=PA291&lpg=PA291&dq=ford+manager+too+many+white+faces&source=bl&ots=wr1EJbSHYf&sig=Wbod2HsrTPraxduMahkX9uyGfAw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwij2aTXjeXQAhXLi1QKHZIbAT0Q6AEIFDAA#v=onepage&q=ford%20manager%20too%20many%20white%20faces&f=false

Look at 146.

[meyer]

Thank you, Sir. Good to hear.

[x]

The "retired Ford manager" provided the quote and attributed it to Jacques Nasser, head of the company (1999-2001).

It's also been quoted as "I do not like the sea of white faces in the audience." That sounds more likely.