Executive Changes

Ford Motor Co
24 January 2006


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FORD ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGES; REDUCES CORPORATE OFFICER RANKS 

•  Stephen G. Lyons, 57, the Company's group vice president, North America 
   Marketing, Sales and Service, is electing to retire, effective March 1. 
•  Cisco Codina, 54, succeeding Lyons , is elected Ford Motor Company group vice 
   president, North America Marketing, Sales and Service, effective March 1. 
•  Darryl B. Hazel, 57, is elected senior vice president and president, Ford 
   Customer Service Division, effective March 1. 
•  Al Giombetti, 49, is appointed vice president, Ford Motor Company and 
   president, Ford and Lincoln Mercury Marketing and Sales, effective March 1. 
•  Tim O'Brien, 53, the Company's vice president, Corporate Relations, is named 
   deputy chief of staff, executive operations and sustainability, effective 
   immediately. 
•  Barbara L. Gasper, 51, Ford Motor Company vice president, Investor Relations, 
   is leaving the Company to pursue other interests. 

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 24 - Ford Motor Company announced today a series of
executive changes that will help to streamline its operations and contribute to
the commitment of reducing its corporate officer ranks by about 12 percent by
the end of the first quarter this year. 

With these and other announced changes, Ford has reduced its total number of
corporate officers by four. In the process, the Company has streamlined its
Product Development organization, where two, instead of three, corporate
officers will lead these operations in The Americas. And, three, as opposed to
four, corporate officers are now charged with running the Marketing, Sales and
Service organization in North America . 

Steve Lyons is electing to retire on March 1, as the Company's group vice
president, North America Marketing, Sales and Service. He plans to continue his
relationship with Ford Motor Company as a Ford dealer in Arizona . Lyons is
ending a 33-year career as one of Ford's Marketing, Sales and Service leaders.
He joined Ford in 1972 as a truck design engineer and progressed through a
series of product-related assignments before joining Ford Division in 1982.
Throughout the next 20 years, he held a number of positions in marketing and
sales, including advertising manager and general marketing manager for Lincoln
Mercury and general marketing manager and general sales manager for Ford
Division. 

'Steve's ability to drive results throughout an organization will be missed,'
said Bill Ford, Ford Motor Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. 'His
knowledge of our business undoubtedly will serve him well as our newest Ford
dealer. This new endeavor, which he has chosen to pursue, demonstrates his
confidence in the Company and its future.' 

Lyons is succeeded as group vice president, North America Marketing, Sales and
Service by Cisco Codina, previously the company's vice president and president,
Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD). Codina will report to Mark Fields. He
began his career with Ford in 1977 as a zone manager and parts and service
representative for FCSD in New Orleans. He then held several positions with
FCSD in Los Angeles, before moving to Lincoln Mercury Marketing. Following
that, Codina served in international assignments for Ford of Mexico and Ford of
Argentina, where he became president of the operation. In March 2001, he was
named general marketing manager for Ford Division, and, in 2003, he took the
helm at Ford Customer Service Division. 

Darryl Hazel, Ford Motor Company vice president and president, Marketing, is
elected a Company senior vice president and succeeds Codina as president, Ford
Customer Service Division. Hazel will report to Codina. He joined the company in
1972 as an analyst in Lincoln Mercury's New York District Sales Office and
served in various roles in New York, before taking on managerial positions in
other parts of the country. During his career, Hazel also held several positions
in both North American Automotive Operations Marketing, and in Product
Development. He previously served as both general sales manager and president
for Lincoln Mercury Division, as well as general marketing manager for Ford
Division, and president of FCSD. Hazel was named president of Ford Division in
April 2005, and was appointed to his current position in September 2005, when he
became responsible for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Marketing, as well as Revenue,
Retail Management and Global Marketing Services. 

Also reporting to Codina is Al Giombetti, who is appointed Ford Motor Company
vice president and president, Ford and Lincoln Mercury, Marketing and Sales.  In
this new position, the sales operations for Ford and Lincoln Mercury will
continue to report to Al, as well as the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury marketing
operations. Giombetti joined Ford in 1981, and has held a variety of positions
within Lincoln Mercury, Ford Division and FCSD. In his most recent role as
general sales manager, Lincoln Mercury, Giombetti was responsible for developing
and implementing national sales, production, distribution, incentive and field
marketing strategies for the two brands.

'I couldn't dream of a better team to lead Ford's North America Marketing, Sales
and Service organization,' said Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company executive vice
president and president, The Americas. 'Cisco, Darryl and Al have years of
talent and experience and a winning attitude. They will help bring to reality
our accelerated commitment to having customers drive everything that we do.'

Tim O'Brien, previously Ford Motor Company vice president, Corporate Relations,
is named deputy chief of staff, executive operations and sustainability,
reporting to Steve Hamp, chief of staff, effective immediately. In this non-
officer role, O'Brien will direct executive operations, including the
operational processes of the office of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Tim will also continue his role as the Company's champion of sustainability
programs. 

'Tim's role in the development of the Rouge facility, and countless other things
he has spearheaded as vice president, Corporate Relations, have well prepared
him for the new responsibility he is about to undertake,' said Steve Hamp, chief
of staff. 'I welcome Tim to the team and look forward to our working closely
together to deliver on the Company's commitment to innovation and driving an
innovation-led culture at Ford.' 

Barbara Gasper, the Company's vice president of Investor Relations, will leave
the Company to pursue other interests. She joined Ford in February 2003 and was
responsible for the Company's communications and relationships with the
investment community, asset managers and retail shareholders worldwide. She will
not be replaced in this role at the corporate officer level. 

'Barbara has served Ford well in her role in Investor Relations,' said Don
Leclair, Ford Motor Company executive vice president and chief financial
officer. 'She always put the Company's interests first, and we wish her well in
her future endeavors.' 

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn,
Mich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six
continents. With about 300,000 employees worldwide, the company's core and
affiliated automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover,
Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. Its automotive-related service includes Ford
Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford's products, please
visit www.fordvehicles.com. 

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