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Hamp to leave Ford Oct 31
Hamp to leave Ford Oct 31.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Ford Motor Co\n12 October 2006\n\n\n\n\nCONTACT: Tom Hoyt\n 313-322-1524\n [email protected]\n\n\nHAMP TO LEAVE FORD OCTOBER 31\n\nDEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 12 - Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) today announced that\nChief of Staff Steve Hamp, who played an instrumental leadership role during the\nlast year, will leave the company on Oct. 31. The Company previously confirmed\nHamp's plans to leave Ford. With Hamp's departure, the position of Chief of\nStaff is being eliminated.\n\nHamp, 58, has been a key advisor for the leadership team and specifically\nExecutive Chairman Bill Ford, focusing on the coordination and management of the\nOffice of Chairman and CEO, alignment of the senior management team, and\ncoordination of the corporate strategic dialogue and integration of strategy\ninto company operations.\n\nHamp joined Ford after a 27-year career at The Henry Ford, culminating with ten\nyears as its president. The Henry Ford is a national multi-venue historical\ninstitution located in Dearborn, Mich.\n\n'I truly appreciate the tremendous service Steve provided to Ford Motor Company\nand to me personally during his time here,' Ford said. 'Steve left a highly\nacclaimed career at The Henry Ford to assist me in a crucial transition period.\nHis unique organizational, leadership and communications skills were an enormous\nhelp to me as I determined the next steps for our company. Everyone who dealt\nwith Steve benefited from his wisdom, character and integrity.'\n\nReflecting on his departure plans, Hamp said: 'It has been both a privilege and\na rewarding experience to have played the role that I have during such a\ncritical time. We have accomplished what we set out to do when I arrived and I\nleave the company confident in the talented leadership team and optimistic for\nthe future.'\n\nFord Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn,\nMich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six\ncontinents. With about 300,000 employees and more than 100 plants worldwide, the\ncompany's core and affiliated automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford,\nJaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. Its automotive-related\nservices include Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding\nFord's products, please visit www.fordvehicles. com.\n\n\n ###\n\nOct 12, 2006\n\n\n\n Go to...