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Jim Farley | |
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| Born | Jimbo Duncan Farley Jr. June 10, 1962 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Chris Farley (cousin) Kevin Farley (cousin) John Farley (cousin) |
James Duncan Farley Jr. (born June 10, 1962) is an American businessman who is CEO of Ford and a board member of Harley-Davidson. [1] His career in automobiles was inspired by his grandfather, who began work at Henry Ford's River Rouge Plant in 1918. [2]
Farley was born to a banker father in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he spent his early years, before moving to Greenwich, Connecticut. Before university, Farley attended Portsmouth Abbey School, a Catholic, college preparatory school in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He graduated from Georgetown University and then later, the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a cousin of the entertainers Chris Farley, Kevin Farley, and John Farley. He is also a cousin of Carolina Hurricanes TV analyst and former NHL and AHL player Tripp Tracy. [3]
Before joining Ford in November 2007, Farley was group vice president and general manager of Lexus, responsible for all sales, marketing, and customer satisfaction activities for Toyota’s luxury auto brand. [4] From 2015 to 2017, he was CEO and chairman of Ford Europe. From June 2017 to May 2019, he was Executive Vice President and president of Global Markets. From May 2019 to February 2020, Farley was president, New Business, Technology and Strategy.
On August 4, 2020, Ford announced that Farley would succeed Jim Hackett as the CEO of Ford on October 1, 2020. At the same time, it was announced that Hackett would retire and become a special advisor. [5] [6] In July 2021, Farley was nominated to join the board of directors for Harley-Davidson by the company's CEO Jochen Zeitz in an effort to revitalize the motorcycle maker and prepare it for an electric future. [7] [8]
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