Ford will name Don Leclair as vice chairman replacing Allan Gilmour as chief financial officer, while Gilmour shifts his focus to the car maker’s long-term strategy, Bloomberg News reported.

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Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg said that Leclair, currently a Ford vice president, could be promoted as early as Thursday, when Ford’s board of directors plans to meet.

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