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Ford Motor Names Jim Padilla President, COO, Board Director
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CFO Don Leclair
appointed executive vice president; assumes additional duties
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Retirement Plans for
Scheele, Gilmour Also Announced
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DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford
Motor Company announced that Chief Operating Officer Jim Padilla has
been named president of the Company and elected a director of the
Board, both effective February 1, 2005. In addition, the Company
also announced a series of executive appointments and management
realignments designed to further establish long-term leadership
within the automaker's senior management team. They included the
appointment of Chief Financial Officer Don Leclair as an executive
vice president of the Company. |
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Jim Padilla |
Padilla, 58, is succeeding Ford Motor Company
President Nick Scheele, who was the subject of a separate
announcement today detailing his and Vice Chairman Allan Gilmour's
plans to retire on February 1. In April, Padilla had been appointed
chief operating officer of the Company and chairman of Ford
Automotive Operations, following his successful run as president of
the Company's Americas operations. |
Don Leclair
In addition to becoming an
executive vice president, Leclair, 52, will oversee Ford Motor Credit
Company and the General Auditors Office, effective January 1, 2005.
Reporting to Leclair will be Mike Bannister, 55, group vice president and
chief executive officer, Ford Motor Credit Company. Bannister, who
currently reports to Vice Chairman Allan Gilmour, will also oversee the
Hertz Corporation.
Also assuming duties from
Gilmour is Joe Laymon, 52, group vice president, Corporate Human Resources
and Labor Affairs. Beginning January 1, Laymon becomes the Company's lead
on health care issues and assumes oversight of its Dealer Policy Board.
The Company also announced
the following changes in Padilla's reporting relationships, all effective
January 1:
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New reports include
Richard Parry Jones, 53, group vice president, Global Product
Development, and chief technical officer; J Mays, 50, group vice
president, Design, and chief creative officer; and Marv Adams, 47,
senior vice president and chief information officer. The Company's
Automotive Strategy office also will report to Padilla.
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Padilla also adds two
matrix reports, as part of his increasing focus on global process
deployment matters. Effective immediately, Roman Krygier, 61, group
vice president, Global Manufacturing; and Phil Martens, group vice
president, Product Creation, will report to Padilla, as well as to
Greg Smith, 53, executive vice president, the Americas.
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Louise Goeser, 51, who
currently reports to Padilla as vice president, Global Quality, is
appointed president and chief executive officer, Ford of Mexico. In
her new role, she will report to Anne Stevens, 56, group vice
president, Canada, Mexico and South America.
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Deborah Coleman, 51, who
is succeeding Goeser as vice president, Global Quality, will report to
Padilla. She also is elected an officer of the Company. She presently
is group managing director, Ford Motor Company, South Africa.
Padilla's other direct
reports will continue to be Mark Fields, 43, executive vice president,
Premier Automotive Group and Ford of Europe; Americas EVP Smith; Mark
Schulz, 52, executive vice president, Asia-Pacific and Africa; Tony Brown,
48, senior vice president, Global Purchasing; and Sue Cischke, 50, vice
president, Environmental and Safety Engineering.
In addition, Felicia J.
Fields, 39, is elected an officer of the Company and vice president, Human
Resources, effective January 1. She will continue to report to Padilla and
Joe Laymon, group vice president, Corporate Human Resources and Labor
Affairs. Fields currently is executive director, Human Resources,
Automotive Operations and Corporate Staffs.
(December 9,
2004)
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