Ford Motor Company announced today the appointment of Jim Hackett to succeed Mark Fields as President and CEO of the company but there are some other changes in the management team in the field of communications and data analytics
Ford appointed Mark Truby, 47, Vice President, Communications and Paul Ballew, 52, as Global Chief Data and Analytics Officer.
New Vice President of Communications
Reporting to Bill Ford (Executive Chairman Ford Motor Companyy), Truby was elected a company officer.
He succeeds Ray Day, who plans to retire from the company next year and will provide consulting services until then.
The appointment of Truby is effective immediately.
As Vice President of Communications, Truby leads all of the company’s global communications and public relations activities. His role includes building the company’s reputation globally and helping to lead communications that reach Ford’s external and internal audiences, including customers, employees, dealers, suppliers, news media, communities, governments and policy makers.
Paul Ballew (Global Chief Data and Analytics Officer Ford Motor Company).© Ford Motor Company
Truby joined Ford in 2007 as director of global corporate communications. He has also served as communications director for Bill Ford, Vice President, Communications, Ford Europe, Middle East and Africa, and most recently, Vice President, Communications, Ford Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining Ford, Truby was an award-winning reporter and editor at The Detroit News. Born in 1970, he is a graduate of Marshall University in West Virginia.
First Chief Data and Analytics Officer ever in Ford
Ford also elected Paul Ballew, 52, as Global Chief Data and Analytics Officer.
Ballew has been leading Ford’s global data and analytics teams since December 2014, including development of new capabilities supporting connectivity and smart mobility. In his new role, he is reporting to Marcy Klevorn, who has been appointed Executive Vice President and President, Mobility.
Image over the headline.- Mark Truby (Vice President of Communications at Ford Motor Company). © Ford Motor Company.
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