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List of leaders of Ford Motor Company

CEOs and Chairmen

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The position of CEO and Chairman have been assumed as a single position, unless noted (CEOs who were not Chairman were generally President at the time). From April to September 2006, the role of President was absorbed into the role of Executive Chairman.[1]

CEO and Chairman of Ford Motor Company
No.NameTook officeLeft officeRole
1John S. Gray19031906CEO
2Henry Ford[2]19061945CEO
3Henry Ford II[2]19451979CEO
–Ernest R. Breech[2]19551960Chairman
–Henry Ford II[3]1960March 13, 1980Chairman
4Philip Caldwell[4][5]1979February 1, 1985CEO
–Philip Caldwell[3][4][5]March 13, 1980February 1, 1985Chairman
5Donald Petersen[5][6]February 1, 1985March 1, 1990CEO and Chairman
6Harold Arthur Poling[6]March 1, 19901993CEO and Chairman
7Alexander TrotmanNovember 1993December 31, 1998CEO and Chairman
8Jacques Nasser[7]January 1, 19992001CEO
–William Clay Ford Jr.January 1, 1999September 5, 2006Chairman
9William Clay Ford Jr.[8]October 30, 2001September 5, 2006CEO
–William Clay Ford Jr.[8]September 5, 2006PresentExecutive Chairman
10Alan MulallySeptember 5, 2006July 1, 2014CEO
11Mark FieldsJuly 1, 2014May 22, 2017CEO
12James HackettMay 22, 2017September 30, 2020CEO
13Jim Farley[9]October 1, 2020PresentCEO

Presidents

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The President of Ford Motor Company has been a key officer since 1903, with four noted vacancies after Semon Knudsen was fired in 1969, after two vice-chairmen were appointed in 1987, Philip Benton Jr's retirement on January 1, 1993, and Jim Padilla's retirement in April 2006.[10][11][12]

President of Ford Motor Company
No.NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
1John S. Gray[13]June 17, 1903October 22, 1906
2Henry Ford[13]October 22, 1906January 1, 1919
3Edsel Ford[13]January 1, 1919May 26, 1943
4Henry Ford[13]May 26, 1943September 21, 1945
5Henry Ford II[13]September 21, 1945November 9, 1960
6Robert McNamara[13]November 9, 1960January 1, 1961The first non-Ford family member to be president. Left to become Secretary of Defense after just two months.
7John Dykstra[13]January 1, 1961May 1, 1963
8Arjay Miller[13]May 1, 1963February 6, 1968
9Semon Knudsen[13][14]February 6, 1968September 1969
Office vacant September 1969 – December 10, 1970
–Robert Hampson[10]19691970President of Non-Automotive
–Robert Stevenson[10]19691970President of Automotive International
–Lee Iacocca[10]19691970President of Automotive North America
10Lee Iacocca[10][13][15][14]December 10, 1970July 13, 1978
11Philip Caldwell[3][16]October 16, 1978March 13, 1980
12Donald Petersen[3][13]March 13, 1980February 1, 1985
13Harold Arthur Poling[5][13][11]February 1, 1985October 13, 1987
Office vacant October 13, 1987 – 1990
14Philip Benton[12]1990January 1, 1993
Office vacant January 1, 1993 – 1999
15Jacques Nasser[2]19992001
16William Clay Ford, Jr.[2][13]20012001
17Nick Scheele[17]October 20012004President and COO
17Nick ScheeleApril 2004February 2005President
18Jim Padilla[1]February 2005April 2006President and COO
office vacant April to September 2006
19Alan Mulally[18]September 2006June 2014President and CEO
20Mark Fields[19]July 1, 2014May 2017President and CEO
21Jim Hackett[20]May 2017October 2020President and CEO
22James D. Farley Jr.[21]October 2020presentPresident and CEO

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ford President, COO Jim Padilla To Retire". Motor Trend. April 21, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ford Motor Company chronology". Henry Ford Museum. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Henry Ford II gives up chairmanship at Ford". Democrat and Chronicle. 1980-03-14. p. 7D. Retrieved 2021-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Have you driven a Ford Lately? Thanks to Donald Peterson you may want to". Washington Monthly. October 1986. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Caldwell Leaves as Chairman of Ford Motor Co". The Los Angeles Times. 1985-02-02. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. ^ a b Gardner, Greg (1990-02-27). "Petersen hands over Ford's keys". Detroit Free Press. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jacques Nasser". NPR. July 27, 2000. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Nasser out as Ford CEO". CNN. October 30, 2001. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "James D. Farley, Jr". Ford Media. October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Iacocca Before Chrysler - Ford". lehigh.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  11. ^ a b Spelich, John (1987-10-14). "2 units formed at Ford". Detroit Free Press. p. 7B. Retrieved 2021-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b "Ford reshuffles top ranks". The Baltimore Sun. November 13, 1992. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Ford Motor Co. Chronology, 1903-2003". The Henry Ford Museum. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Henry II ends Iacocca's quest for the top spot at Ford Motor". Automotive News. June 16, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Lee Iacocca, Visionary Automaker Who led Both Ford and Chrysler, Is Dead at 94". The New York Times. July 2, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  16. ^ Brown, Terry (1978-09-15). "Philip Caldwell named president of Ford Co". Chicago Tribune. p. 76. Retrieved 2021-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Nick Scheele, former president and COO of Ford, dies at age 70". Automotive News. July 18, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  18. ^ Ford Newsroom, "ALAN MULALLY Retired President and Chief Executive Officer"
  19. ^ [1]
  20. ^ [2]
  21. ^ Ford Newsroom, "JAMES D. FARLEY,JR. President and Chief Executive Officer"
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