Mazda Motor Europe on Wednesday (29 May) announced the sudden death last week of CFO Matthew Tomilo, a former Ford executive.

“Emergency medical staff were unable to revive Tomilo, and he sadly passed away on 24 May 2013,” the automaker said in a statement without elaborating.

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“Our entire company is shocked and saddened by this terrible news,” said president and CEO Jeff Guyton.

Tomilo was 48 and originally from Lorain, Ohio. He held various posts at Ford before joining Mazda in Europe in September 2006. He was appointed CFO in March 2009.

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