Ford_News
07-23-2014, 07:20 PM
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Ford Motor Company (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) is announcing a major personnel shakeup that could have a dramatic effect on the future of the Lincoln (http://www.autoblog.com/lincoln/) division. Kumar Galhotra (pictured above), currently vice president of engineering at Ford for all of its vehicles worldwide, is taking over as the president of the luxury brand on September 1, replacing Jim Farley. The automaker is also hiring a new head of advanced engineering.
Galhotra has a huge job ahead of him as the new boss of Lincoln worldwide, overseeing product development, marketing, sales and service. His task is to turn the luxury division into a world-class brand as quickly as possible, and he reports directly to Ford President and CEO Mark Fields.
"These changes underscore our commitment to build on the success of our One Ford plan by accelerating our pace of progress. They also make clear we are serious about Lincoln as a world-class luxury brand and that product excellence and innovation are what will deliver growth and define our entire company going forward," said Fields in the company's announcement.
Since starting at the Blue Oval in 1988, Galhotra has had a long history of positions in engineering and planning. Perhaps most importantly to his new job, he led product development in the Asia Pacific and Africa regions starting in 2009. The experience may have give him some vital insight for Lincoln's imminent expansion into China (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/17/lincoln-mkx-concept-teaser-beijing-video/).
In one other personnel shift, Paul Mascarenas is retiring from his role as vice president of research and advanced engineering after spending 32 years with Ford. His replacement is Dr. Ken Washington, a VP of R&D for space technology at Lockheed Martin. The new role puts Washington in charge of the Blue Oval's technology strategy. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/07/22/lincoln-galhotra-succeeds-farley-head-lincoln/#continued) to read the full release about all of the changes.Continue reading Ford's Galhotra succeeds Farley as head of Lincoln (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/23/lincoln-galhotra-succeeds-farley-head-lincoln/)
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Ford Motor Company (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) is announcing a major personnel shakeup that could have a dramatic effect on the future of the Lincoln (http://www.autoblog.com/lincoln/) division. Kumar Galhotra (pictured above), currently vice president of engineering at Ford for all of its vehicles worldwide, is taking over as the president of the luxury brand on September 1, replacing Jim Farley. The automaker is also hiring a new head of advanced engineering.
Galhotra has a huge job ahead of him as the new boss of Lincoln worldwide, overseeing product development, marketing, sales and service. His task is to turn the luxury division into a world-class brand as quickly as possible, and he reports directly to Ford President and CEO Mark Fields.
"These changes underscore our commitment to build on the success of our One Ford plan by accelerating our pace of progress. They also make clear we are serious about Lincoln as a world-class luxury brand and that product excellence and innovation are what will deliver growth and define our entire company going forward," said Fields in the company's announcement.
Since starting at the Blue Oval in 1988, Galhotra has had a long history of positions in engineering and planning. Perhaps most importantly to his new job, he led product development in the Asia Pacific and Africa regions starting in 2009. The experience may have give him some vital insight for Lincoln's imminent expansion into China (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/17/lincoln-mkx-concept-teaser-beijing-video/).
In one other personnel shift, Paul Mascarenas is retiring from his role as vice president of research and advanced engineering after spending 32 years with Ford. His replacement is Dr. Ken Washington, a VP of R&D for space technology at Lockheed Martin. The new role puts Washington in charge of the Blue Oval's technology strategy. Scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/07/22/lincoln-galhotra-succeeds-farley-head-lincoln/#continued) to read the full release about all of the changes.Continue reading Ford's Galhotra succeeds Farley as head of Lincoln (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/23/lincoln-galhotra-succeeds-farley-head-lincoln/)
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