Statement re Vice President

Ford Motor Co
24 March 2004


Contact: Paige Johnson           Oscar Suris
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FORD'S VALENTIC TO JOIN YOUNG & RUBICAM BRANDS

DEARBORN, Mich., March 24, 2004 - Ford Motor Company announced today that Jan 
Valentic, vice president, Global Marketing, is leaving the company April 1 to 
become an executive vice president at Young & Rubicam Brands.

Valentic will be a global client leader responsible for the global marketing 
efforts of the agency's Microsoft Corp. account. Young & Rubicam Brands, which 
is owned by WPP, is the world's second largest holding company of advertising 
and marketing firms.

The activities of Ford's Global Marketing organization will be realigned under 
Jim O'Connor, group vice president, North America Marketing, Sales and Service.

'This is a great opportunity for Jan and for our friends at Young & Rubicam,' 
said O'Connor. 'We thank Jan for her many contributions to Ford, including the 
many ways in which she integrated the voice of our customers into our business 
operations.'

Valentic added, 'I'm thankful for the opportunity to have worked on one of the 
greatest brands and businesses in the world. I have great affection for the 
company and its people and plan on being a loyal Ford customer.'


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