Stmnt re US Sales Operations
Ford Motor Co
02 November 2007
Contact: Mark Truby
313-323-0539
mtruby@ford.com
FORD'S JIM FARLEY TO DRIVE U.S. SALES OPERATIONS IN ADDITION TO
GLOBAL MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS
DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 2 - Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced today that Jim
Farley, the company's new group vice president of Marketing and Communications,
will add direct leadership of U.S. marketing, sales and service for Ford,
Lincoln and Mercury vehicles to his duties when he joins Ford in mid-November.
Farley will assume the duties of Francisco Codina, who recently retired from
Ford. Farley will lead Ford's U.S. sales and marketing operations, while
integrating and accelerating the company's marketing and communications
activities worldwide.
'We are making great progress on delivering the vehicles people really want and
value. Our quality and safety are on par with the best of the competition. We
have the strongest product family we have ever had,' said Alan Mulally, Ford's
president and CEO. 'Now with Jim's expanded role, he and Mark Fields will work
together to help everybody understand that Ford cars and trucks are absolutely
worthy of consideration once again.'
Farley will report to Fields, Ford's executive vice president and president of
The Americas, as the head of marketing, sales and service in the U.S. As the
company's most senior marketing and communications leader, Farley will continue
to report directly to Mulally.
'Integrating Jim directly into the U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service team is
smart business,' Fields said. 'He is a world-class talent who can help us better
engage customers and bring to life all of the reasons Ford has earned a place on
consumers' shopping lists again.'
Farley also will continue to work closely with the company's worldwide business
unit leaders and global product development organization to lead Ford's global
marketing effort. He is eager to take on the additional sales and service role
in the U.S. and to help propel the company's transformation plan toward
automotive leadership and profitable growth.
'Ford is one of the world's most admired companies because of our ability to
develop iconic products that connect with customers - and it all begins with
ensuring we are strong in our home market,' Farley said. 'I look forward to
working with the entire U.S. team as we engage customers and introduce even more
of them to the great family of Ford.'
Farley most recently was group vice president and general manager of Lexus,
responsible for all sales, marketing and customer satisfaction activities for
Toyota's luxury brand. He joined Toyota in 1990 in the strategic-planning
department after receiving his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School.
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Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn,
Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six
continents. With about 260,000 employees and about 100 plants worldwide, the
company's core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford, Jaguar, Land
Rover, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and Mazda. The company provides financial
services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding
Ford's products, please visit www.fordvehicles.com.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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