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Allan D. Gilmour
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Gilmour, 68, rejoined the company in this role on May 20,
2002. Previously, Mr. Gilmour had retired from the company
after serving as vice chairman of the company, and member
of the Office of the Chief Executive and the company’s Board of
Directors. He first joined Ford in 1960 as a Finance Staff financial
analyst and later was supervisor of Financial Presentations.
Mr. Gilmour was assistant to the executive vice president of
Finance before joining Ford Credit as executive vice president
of Administration. During his 34-year career, he served in a
variety of roles including vice chairman, chief financial officer,
vice president and controller, and president of Ford Motor Credit
Company. Other previous assignments include president of
the Ford Automotive Group and executive vice president, International Automotive Operations.
James J. Padilla
Executive Vice President and
President, North America
Mr. Padilla, 56, assumed his present position in December 2002.
Previously, he was group vice president, North America. Prior to
that, Mr. Padilla was group vice president, Global Manufacturing
and Quality. From January 1999 through July 2001, he was
group vice president, Global Manufacturing. Mr. Padilla served
as president of South American Operations from November
1996 to December 1998. Joining Ford in 1966, he has held
management positions in product engineering and manufactur-
ing. Mr. Padilla also worked as director, Small Car Segment, Car
Product Development. From 1992 until 1994, Mr. Padilla served
as director of Engineering and Manufacturing, Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
He later became director of performance luxury vehicle lines.
John M. Rintamaki
Chief of Staff
Mr. Rintamaki, 61, assumed his present position in January 2000.
Prior to that, he served as vice president — General Counsel
and Secretary. Mr. Rintamaki joined Ford in 1973 as an attorney
and has served in various legal positions. Mr. Rintamaki was
appointed assistant secretary and assistant general counsel —
SEC and Corporate Matters in 1991. He was assistant general
counsel from 1993 to 1999 and corporate secretary from
1993 through March 2003.
David W. Thursfield
Executive Vice President
International Operations and Global Purchasing
Mr.Thursfield, 57, assumed his present position in December 2002.
Previously, he was group vice president, International Operations
and Global Purchasing. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Thursfield
served as chairman, chief executive officer and president of Ford
of Europe. Before becoming president, he held the position of vice
president, Vehicle Operations, Ford Automotive Operations, a role
he assumed in January 1998. Mr. Thursfield came to Ford in 1979
as a plant manager. From 1984 to 1992, he worked as general
manufacturing manager and general operations manager in various
locations in Europe. Mr. Thursfield later became director, Body and
Assembly Operations, Ford of Europe. In 1996, he moved to the
United States and began working as Vehicle Operations manager for Ford Automotive Operations.
Mr. Thursfield was appointed a group vice president in November 2001.
Mark Fields
Group Vice President, Premier Automotive Group
Mr. Fields, 42, assumed his present position in July 2002.
Previously, he was representative director and president of Mazda
Motor Company. Mr. Fields joined Ford Motor Company in 1989
and served in a variety of sales and marketing positions. In 1997,
he was appointed managing director of Ford Argentina. In 1998,
Mr. Fields joined Mazda Motor Corporation, working first as senior
adviser and then as senior managing director of Marketing, Sales
and Customer Service.
Roman J. Krygier
Group Vice President, Manufacturing and Quality
Mr. Krygier, 60, assumed his present position in November
2001. Prior to this appointment, he was vice president,
Powertrain Operations from 1999 to 2001, and Advanced
Manufacturing Engineering, Ford Automotive Operations from
1997 to 1998. Mr. Krygier joined Ford in 1964 and held a variety
of positions at the Chicago Stamping Plant. In 1974, he was
named assistant to the plant operations manager at the Metal
Stamping Division’s General Office. Mr. Krygier held several other
positions within manufacturing and was appointed plant manag-
er of the Buffalo Stamping Plant in 1977. From 1983 to 1994,
he held several management positions within Body & Assembly
Operations and in 1994, he was named executive director of
Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and Process Leadership, Ford Automotive Operations.
James G. O’Connor
Group Vice President,
North America Marketing, Sales and Service
Mr. O’Connor, 60, assumed his present position in May 2002. Prior
to this appointment, he was Ford Motor Company vice president
and president of Ford Division. Mr. O’Connor joined Ford in 1964
and progressed through a series of sales and marketing positions
with Ford, Lincoln Mercury and Ford Parts and Service divisions.
He was named vice president, Sales and Marketing, Ford of
Canada in 1984, a position Mr. O’Connor held until 1986, when
he returned to the United States as executive director, Marketing
Staff. In 1988, Mr. O’Connor was appointed executive director,
North American Automotive Operations, Marketing. He became
general sales and marketing manager of the Ford Parts and
Service Division in 1989. In 1990, he returned to Ford of Canada and was elected president. In
October 1992, Mr. O’Connor was elected chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company of Canada.
In February 1994, he was appointed executive director, Marketing Operations, Ford Automotive
Operations. Mr. O’Connor was named a vice president of Ford Motor Company and president of
Lincoln Mercury Division in April 1996.
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*Portraits and biographies of Messrs. Ford, Reichardt and Scheele appear on pages 26 -27.
William Clay Ford, Jr.*
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Nicholas V. Scheele*
President and Chief Operating Officer
Carl E. Reichardt*
Vice Chairman