Directorate Change

Ford Motor Co
15 December 2003



Contact:     Oscar Suris
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FORD ELECTS KIMBERLY CASIANO 
TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DEARBORN, Mich., December 15 - Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced today the 
election of Kimberly Casiano, president and chief operating officer of Casiano 
Communications, Inc., to the Company's Board of Directors.

'Kim is a respected leader and entrepreneur in the world of magazine publishing 
and in the U.S. Hispanic business community,' said Ford Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer Bill Ford. 'We welcome her election to the Board of Directors 
and look forward to the significant contributions she will make to our company's
future success.'

Casiano has been leading America's largest and most experienced Hispanic 
publisher of periodicals and magazines. The privately owned, San Juan-based 
Casiano Communications' titles include Caribbean Business, a weekly business 
newspaper covering Caribbean business and industry; IMAGEN, Puerto Rico's 
leading lifestyle magazine for women; and Buena Vida, a lifestyle magazine 
targeted to affluent Hispanics. In addition to serving markets in the Caribbean,
the company's titles circulate in the U.S. and other international markets.

'The Ford Motor Company is truly a legend in the history of American business, 
and to play a leadership role at such an institution is a great honor,' said 
Casiano. 'It's a responsibility I look forward to fulfilling, particularly as 
the Ford Motor Company continues on as a global industry leader.'

Casiano's election, which is effective immediately, increases the number of 
company directors to 15.

A native of New York, Casiano and her family have long held leadership roles 
with organizations at the forefront of the U.S. Hispanic community. Her father, 
Manuel A. Casiano, Jr., was a founder and board member of ASPIRA, the first 
organization established in the U.S. to help Puerto Rican and other Hispanic 
youth obtain scholarships. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the 
Hispanic College Fund, a national organization that awards more than 1,500 
scholarships each year to Hispanic youth. She also recently concluded an 
appointment by the U.S. treasury secretary to the U.S. Savings Bond National 
Committee.

A magna cum laude graduate of Princeton University and a Harvard University, 
MBA, Casiano is the first Hispanic female to be elected to Ford's Board of 
Directors.

Ford Motor Company, headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., is the world's second 
largest automaker, with approximately 335,000 employees in 200 markets on six 
continents. Its automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land 
Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. Its automotive-related services 
include Ford Credit, Quality Care and Hertz. Ford Motor Company celebrated its 
100th anniversary on June 16, 2003.
 


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