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05-15-2012, 03:40 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/05/redpoling.jpgThe Ford Motor Company (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) and the automotive industry as a whole are mourning the loss today of Harold "Red" Poling, who passed away on May 12 in Pacific Grove, California, at the age of 86.
A Michigan native, Poling was a navy veteran and a graduate of Monmouth College and Indiana University, where he received his MBA. He started working for Ford as an intern at the Rouge steel mill way back in 1950, rising up the corporate ladder over the years as a financial expert.
In March of 1980, after running Ford's North American and European operations, Poling was named president and CEO of the entire company, and ten years later was elected its chairman.
An inductee to the Automotive Hall of Fame and an active member of his community, Poling lead Ford through lean times and into profitability, ushering an enormous quantity of vehicles into production over his many years of leadership. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/05/15/former-ford-chairman-ceo-red-poling-dead-at-86/#continued) for an official statement from his successor Bill Ford.Continue reading Former Ford chairman, CEO Red Poling dead at 86 (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/15/former-ford-chairman-ceo-red-poling-dead-at-86/)
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/05/redpoling.jpgThe Ford Motor Company (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) and the automotive industry as a whole are mourning the loss today of Harold "Red" Poling, who passed away on May 12 in Pacific Grove, California, at the age of 86.
A Michigan native, Poling was a navy veteran and a graduate of Monmouth College and Indiana University, where he received his MBA. He started working for Ford as an intern at the Rouge steel mill way back in 1950, rising up the corporate ladder over the years as a financial expert.
In March of 1980, after running Ford's North American and European operations, Poling was named president and CEO of the entire company, and ten years later was elected its chairman.
An inductee to the Automotive Hall of Fame and an active member of his community, Poling lead Ford through lean times and into profitability, ushering an enormous quantity of vehicles into production over his many years of leadership. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/05/15/former-ford-chairman-ceo-red-poling-dead-at-86/#continued) for an official statement from his successor Bill Ford.Continue reading Former Ford chairman, CEO Red Poling dead at 86 (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/15/former-ford-chairman-ceo-red-poling-dead-at-86/)
Former Ford chairman, CEO Red Poling dead at 86 (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/15/former-ford-chairman-ceo-red-poling-dead-at-86/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 15 May 2012 16:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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