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Jim Padilla, president and Chief Operating Officer, said the Company's focus on the turnaround in North America is an indication of leadership priorities. "Our people have made excellent progress in South America , stabilized Europe and positioned us for growth in Asia ," Padilla said. "The challenges in North America require us to give it the attention and resources it deserves. I know the team we've put together can deliver." Said Fields: “I asked Bill Ford and Jim Padilla for not only the best and the brightest leaders in our company, but for the kind of people who can work as one team on one agenda. That agenda is to turn around our North American operation with a team that knows how to win, an innovative product line-up that wins in the marketplace and a brand that has strong emotional appeal. We now have in place an outstanding group of leaders in The Americas, and they already have hit the ground running to turn the business around.” Anne Stevens
Anne Stevens, group vice president, Canada, Mexico and South America, is elected executive vice president, Ford Motor Company, and chief operating officer, The Americas. She will report to Mark Fields. Stevens, 56, will lead the Company’s core operations in The Americas, including Product Development, Manufacturing and Purchasing. Stevens’ new role also makes her the first female executive vice president in company history. Derrick Kuzak
Derrick Kuzak, 54, vice president, North America Engineering, becomes group vice president, Product Development, The Americas. He replaces Phil Martens, who left the Company to pursue other interests. Kuzak will report to Stevens and will continue to develop and improve the Company’s Product Development System. He will also have a functional reporting relationship to Richard Parry-Jones, the Company's chief technical officer. Kuzak, who joined The Americas leadership team in August, served previously as vice president, Product Development for Ford of Europe. Roman Krygier
After 41 years with the Company, Roman Krygier, group vice president, Global Manufacturing, is electing to retire. Krygier, 62, assumed his current position in November 2001. He joined the Company as a trainee foreman at the Chicago Stamping Plant in 1964 and held numerous management positions in manufacturing throughout his career.
Dave Szczupak
Replacing Krygier is Dave Szczupak, vice president, Powertrain Operations, who becomes group vice president, Manufacturing, The Americas. Szczupak, 50, will report to Stevens and will be charged with continuing to improve the flexibility of the Company’s manufacturing operations. Barb Samardzich
Barb Samardzich, executive director, small front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-drive vehicles, is elected a Ford Motor Company vice president and succeeds Szczupak as vice president, Powertrain Operations. Samardzich, 47, will report to Szczupak in his new role. Also elected a Company vice president, Joe Hinrichs, president and CEO, Ford Motor Company of Canada, is appointed vice president, North America Vehicle Operations. He replaces Matt DeMars, who left the Company to pursue other interests. Hinrichs, 38, will report to Szczupak. (Oct. 13, 2005)
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