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Stmnt re US Sales Operations
Stmnt re US Sales Operations.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Ford Motor Co\n02 November 2007\n\n\nContact: Mark Truby\n 313-323-0539\n [email protected]\n\n\nFORD'S JIM FARLEY TO DRIVE U.S. SALES OPERATIONS IN ADDITION TO \nGLOBAL MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS \n \nDEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 2 - Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced today that Jim\nFarley, the company's new group vice president of Marketing and Communications,\nwill add direct leadership of U.S. marketing, sales and service for Ford,\nLincoln and Mercury vehicles to his duties when he joins Ford in mid-November.\n\nFarley will assume the duties of Francisco Codina, who recently retired from\nFord. Farley will lead Ford's U.S. sales and marketing operations, while\nintegrating and accelerating the company's marketing and communications\nactivities worldwide. \n\n'We are making great progress on delivering the vehicles people really want and\nvalue. Our quality and safety are on par with the best of the competition. We\nhave the strongest product family we have ever had,' said Alan Mulally, Ford's\npresident and CEO. 'Now with Jim's expanded role, he and Mark Fields will work\ntogether to help everybody understand that Ford cars and trucks are absolutely\nworthy of consideration once again.'\n\nFarley will report to Fields, Ford's executive vice president and president of\nThe Americas, as the head of marketing, sales and service in the U.S. As the\ncompany's most senior marketing and communications leader, Farley will continue\nto report directly to Mulally. \n\n'Integrating Jim directly into the U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service team is\nsmart business,' Fields said. 'He is a world-class talent who can help us better\nengage customers and bring to life all of the reasons Ford has earned a place on\nconsumers' shopping lists again.'\n\nFarley also will continue to work closely with the company's worldwide business\nunit leaders and global product development organization to lead Ford's global\nmarketing effort. He is eager to take on the additional sales and service role\nin the U.S. and to help propel the company's transformation plan toward\nautomotive leadership and profitable growth. \n\n'Ford is one of the world's most admired companies because of our ability to\ndevelop iconic products that connect with customers - and it all begins with\nensuring we are strong in our home market,' Farley said. 'I look forward to\nworking w...