Google announced today that former Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally has joined its board of directors. Mulally’s appointment officially began on July 9. He will serve on the company’s audit committee. Mulally led Ford_from 2006 to 2014. Prior to Ford, he_served as a top executive at Boeing. While the executive’s_aviation and automobile experience might seem like an odd fit for a tech company, Google’s self-driving car_and drone_projects could benefit from_Mulally’s expertise. Interestingly, Mulally was believed to be in the running for the Microsoft CEO slot vacated by Steve Ballmer, though he denied the rumor.