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Leadership Changes Made
Leadership Changes Made.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Ford Motor Co\n20 September 2007\n\n\nNEWS\n\nContact: Mark Truby\n 313-323-0539\n [email protected]\n\n\n\nIMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\n FORD MOTOR COMPANY MAKES LEADERSHIP CHANGES\n\n\n • John Parker is elected executive vice president of Ford Motor Company - \n Asia Pacific and Africa.\n\n • Michael Bannister, chairman and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Credit \n Company, is elected an executive vice president of Ford Motor Company.\n\n • Francisco Codina, group vice president, North American Marketing, Sales and \n Service, will retire after a 30-year career with Ford.\n\n\nDEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 20 - Ford Motor Company President and Chief Executive\nOfficer Alan Mulally today announced changes to his senior leadership team with\nthe elevation of two key executives and the retirement of another.\n\nJohn Parker, 59, has been elected an executive vice president of Ford Motor\nCompany - Asia Pacific and Africa, one of the company's three core regional\nbusiness units. Parker has been leading the region as a group vice president,\nbased in Bangkok, Thailand. He will continue to have responsibility for all of\nFord's operations and partnerships within Asia Pacific and Africa, including\nMazda. He continues to report to Mulally.\n\n'John is a tremendous leader delivering solid results in the world's fastest\ngrowing and most dynamic region,' Mulally said. 'With John leading the way, Ford\nis poised for fast growth in Asia, as we work together to create the products\nthat customers really want and value.' \n\nMike Bannister, chairman and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Credit\nCompany, also has been elected an executive vice president of Ford Motor\nCompany. Bannister, 57, will continue to be responsible for all operations of\nFord Motor Credit worldwide, reporting to Don Leclair, executive vice president\nand chief financial officer. \n\n'Mike is an exceptional leader with tremendous business and financial acumen. He\nis steering us to ever higher levels of excellence at Ford Motor Credit, which\nremains strategically core to our company's fixture,' Mulally said. 'Tinder \nMike's continued leadership, Ford Motor Credit is performing solidly through\nreduced costs, improved effectiveness and streamlined global operations.'\n\nFrancisco Codina, group vice president, North American Marketing Sales and\nService, has electe...