Directorate Change
Ford Motor Co
9 December 2004
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FORD COO JIM PADILLA TO BECOME PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBER; OTHER APPOINTMENTS,
REALIGNMENTS ANNOUNCED
• CFO Don Leclair appointed executive vice president; assumes additional duties
• Retirement Plans for Scheele, Gilmour Also Announced Today
DEARBORN, Mich., December 9, 2004 - Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) today 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.
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.
'Jim is a results-driven individual who attracts and empowers the kind of Ford
executives we want leading this company: People who share my commitment to this
company's long-term future and to delivering results that will get us there,'
said Bill Ford, the Company's chairman and chief executive officer. 'He's the
right man for the job, and the right man to ensure that in this extremely
competitive automotive business the Ford Motor Company remains focused on what
it needs to do to succeed.'
Added Padilla: 'This opportunity to serve both as a top officer of the Company
and as a member of its Board of Directors comes at a time when Ford is blessed
with a wealth of talented men and women who have made a long-term commitment to
this company. They're passionate about great products, about building on the
basics of our business, and about ensuring that the Ford Motor Company makes a
difference in this world.'
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:
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
Other Executive Announcements
The Company also announced the following executive appointments and retirements:
• Paul Mascarenas, 43, is elected an officer of the Company and appointed
vice president, Vehicle Programs, North America Product Development,
effective January 1. Mascarenas is presently executive director, North
America Product Design. In his new role, he will report to Phil Martens,
group vice president, Product Creation.
• Martin J. Mulloy, 48, is elected an officer of the Company and appointed
vice president, Labor Affairs, effective January 1. He succeeds Dennis
Cirbes, 59, who is retiring. In his new role, he will report to Joe Laymon.
Mulloy currently is executive director, North American and South American
Labor Affairs.
• Lloyd Hansen, 56, will retire as vice president, Revenue Management,
effective February 1.
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn,
Mich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six
continents. With more than 327,000 employees and 110 manufacturing facilities
worldwide, the company's core and affiliated 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
Corporation.
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