List of leaders of Ford Motor Company

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CEOs and Chairmen

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]

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CEO and Chairman of Ford Motor Company
No.NameTook officeLeft officeTenureRole
1 John S. Gray 190319063 yearsCEO
2 Henry Ford [2] 1906194539 yearsCEO
3 Henry Ford II [2] 1945197934 yearsCEO
Ernest R. Breech [2] 195519605 yearsChairman
Henry Ford II [3] 1960March 13, 198019.6 yearsChairman
4 Philip Caldwell [4] [5] 1979February 1, 19855.5 yearsCEO
Philip Caldwell [3] [4] [5] March 13, 1980February 1, 19854.9 yearsChairman
5 Donald Petersen [5] [6] February 1, 1985March 1, 19905.1 yearsCEO and Chairman
6 Harold Arthur Poling [6] March 1, 199019933.4 yearsCEO and Chairman
7 Alexander Trotman November 1993December 31, 19985.2 yearsCEO and Chairman
8 Jacques Nasser [7] January 1, 199920012.6 yearsCEO
William Clay Ford Jr. January 1, 1999September 5, 20067.7 yearsChairman
9William Clay Ford Jr. [8] October 30, 2001September 5, 20064.8 yearsCEO
William Clay Ford Jr. [8] September 5, 2006Present18.9 yearsExecutive Chairman
10 Alan Mulally September 5, 2006July 1, 20147.8 yearsCEO
11 Mark Fields July 1, 2014May 22, 20172.9 yearsCEO
12 James Hackett May 22, 2017September 30, 20203.4 yearsCEO
13 Jim Farley [9] October 1, 2020Present4.8 yearsCEO

Presidents

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
1 John S. Gray [13] June 17, 1903October 22, 1906
2 Henry Ford [13] October 22, 1906January 1, 1919
3 Edsel Ford [13] January 1, 1919May 26, 1943
4Henry Ford [13] May 26, 1943September 21, 1945
5 Henry Ford II [13] September 21, 1945November 9, 1960
6 Robert 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
8 Arjay Miller [13] May 1, 1963February 6, 1968
9 Semon 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
11 Philip Caldwell [3] [16] October 16, 1978March 13, 1980
12 Donald Petersen [3] [13] March 13, 1980February 1, 1985
13 Harold 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
15 Jacques Nasser [2] 19992001
16 William Clay Ford, Jr. [2] [13] 20012001
17 Nick 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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  18. Ford Newsroom, "ALAN MULALLY Retired President and Chief Executive Officer"
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  21. Ford Newsroom, "JAMES D. FARLEY, JR. President and Chief Executive Officer"