Richard N. Baettie

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In his new position, Beattie will be responsible for communication with institutional and retail shareholders as well as Wall Street analysts and other investors. He will report to Henry Wallace, Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Jac Nasser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company. The appointment is effective September 1.  

"Richard has had a wide range of experiences - in Finance, Sales and Marketing, Mazda operations and international management," said Wallace. "His broad background will serve him well in representing Ford with its shareholders and the investment community."  

Beattie re-joins Ford after three years at Mazda. He started his career at Ford in 1973 as a trainee in the Finance Department. He proceeded through a series of Finance positions of increasing responsibility.  

In 1990, he was named Marketing Plans Manager at Ford Division in Detroit. Three years later, he became Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Jaguar Cars in Mahwah, N.J. He returned to Ford in Detroit as Executive Director of Rental, Lease and Remarketing Operations. Before his position at Mazda, he had been Executive Director of Americas and Worldwide Export Operations for Ford Motor Co.  

Beattie received his bachelor's degree in Business Studies at Coventry University in Coventry, England. 

(July 14, 2000)