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Appointment of VP & CIO
Appointment of VP & CIO.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Ford Motor Co\n29 March 2006\n\nContact: Marcey Evans \n (313)322-9211 \n [email protected]\n\nFORD NAMES NICK SMITHER, VP & CIO\n\n• Nick Smither, 47, is named vice president and chief information officer,\n succeeding Marv Adams, who has resigned, effective April 21, to join Citigroup\n as its chief information officer. \n\n• Corporate Strategy, which also reported to Adams, will be the subject of a\n separate announcement. \n\nDEARBORN, Mich., March 29, 2006 - Ford Motor Company announced today that it has\nnamed Nick Smither vice president and chief information officer. He succeeds\nMarv Adams, who has resigned as senior vice president, CIO and Corporate\nStrategy, to join Citigroup as its new CIO. His resignation is effective April\n21.\n\nSmither, 47, most recently served as executive director, Global Information\nTechnology Business Operations, reporting to Adams. In his new role, he will\nreport to Jim Padilla, Ford's president and chief operating officer. \n\nSmither joined Ford in 1980 as an engineer in Product Development for Ford of\nEurope. He moved to Information Technology in 1983 as a systems analyst and\nsubsequently held a variety of management positions in Product Development,\nFinance and Marketing and Sales. In 1995, Smither relocated to the U.S. to lead\nthe Information Technology integration of South American locations as part of\nFord 2000. He then led the Finance Systems team, and then the Product\nDevelopment Systems team, before moving into his current position.\n\nThe Company also said responsibilities for the Corporate Strategy group will be\nthe subject of a separate announcement.\n\n'As chief information officer, Nick Smither will provide valuable continuity in\nleadership and strategic focus. We look forward to the contributions this\nfunction will make under his direction,' said Padilla. 'We also wish Marv Adams\nwell in his new role and thank him for his work at Ford Motor Company.'\n\nMarch 29, 2006 \n\n This information is provided by RNS\n The company news service from the London Stock Exchange\n \n ","length":2317,"tagName":"div"}]