Ford Motor Co. displays a new 2021 Ford F-150 truck at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, September 17, 2020.
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DETROIT – Two great-grandchildren of Ford Motor founder Henry Ford have been nominated to the company’s board of directors, the carmaker announced on Friday.
Alexandra Ford English, 33, is the daughter of Ford’s chief executive, Bill Ford. He is currently the director of corporate strategy at the company, responsible for strategic business plans, connectivity and digital network.
Henry Ford III, 40, is the son of 72-year-old Ford board member Edsel B. Ford II, who plans to retire from the council in May. Ford III is currently the director of Ford Investor Relations.
Ford Motor Company announced today that Alexandra Ford English and Henry Ford III have been nominated to run for the company’s May 13 annual board meeting.
Source: Ford Motor Co.
“I am pleased and proud to have a new generation of Ford family leaders who believe in serving the company and ensuring that it remains a successful and positive force in the world for years to come,” Bill Ford said in a statement.
The second open seat would replace former KPMG International executive John Lechleiter, 67, who has decided not to run in the May elections, according to the company.
Both the British and the Ford III will run in the company’s board of directors at the May 13 annual shareholders’ meeting.