Ford chief financial officer Don Leclair retires on 1 November, after a 32-year career with the automaker, to be replaced by Lewis Booth.
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“Lewis Booth is one of the strongest and most experienced leaders within Ford and the auto industry,” president and CEO Alan Mulally said.
“He was instrumental in the transformation of Mazda and Ford of Europe to profitability and growth. He has built a strong and successful team in Ford of Europe that is well positioned to continue the momentum. And he has put in place new leadership at Volvo to turn around its results and build the strength of this premium brand.”
Booth has broad operational experience in Europe, Asia and North America as well as an extensive background in finance and product development.
“Lewis’ global experience, track record and many years of leadership in Ford’s finance operations make him the ideal CFO,” Mulally added. “He has proven success integrating Ford of Europe into a profitable, lean and highly efficient operation. We now are turning to Lewis to apply his extensive operational and financial experience to work even closer with our operating teams around the world as we accelerate the transition to our One Ford vision and, in the process, transforming Ford into a lean global enterprise and returning the company to sustainable profitability.”
The automaker also named John Fleming chairman and CEO, Ford of Europe, succeeding Booth. He was previously president and CEO.
He will assume responsibility for Ford of Europe, Volvo Car Corporation and Ford’s Export Operations & Global Growth Initiatives, reporting directly to Mulally.
