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FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL AND EXECUTIVE REALIGNMENTS
Chris Theodore, vice president, Advanced Product Creation, will retire from the company, effective Dec. 1, 2004. Effective Dec. 1, Hau Thai-Tang is appointed Director, Advanced Product Creation and Special Vehicle Team (SVT). Previously, Thai-Tang was Chief Nameplate Engineer for the Ford Mustang program.
DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 19, 2004 -- Ford Motor Company today announced the
following personnel and organizational realignments:
Chris Theodore, vice president, Advanced Product Creation, will retire from the company, effective Dec. 1, 2004. Theodore has spent more than 30 years in the automotive industry, starting at Ford as a college intern and an engineer in the heavy truck group. Theodore also spent time at General Motors, American Motors and Chrysler, before returning to Ford in 1999 as vice president, North America Car, where he played a role in re-energizing the company's car line-up with vehicles such as the Ford GT.
"Since re-joining the company in 1999, Chris made significant contributions to product creation at Ford, including many key product programs and, most recently, through his leadership of Advanced Product Creation," said Phil Martens, group vice president, Product Creation. "Chris brought a wealth of engineering experience and a personal passion for the product that made a real difference in every program in which he was involved."
Also effective Dec. 1, Hau Thai-Tang will assume the responsibilities of Director, Advanced Product Creation and Special Vehicle Team (SVT). In his new role, Thai-Tang will be responsible for directing the operations of Ford's Special Vehicle Team and Advanced Product Creation team. Previous to his new appointment, Thai-Tang was Chief Nameplate Engineer for the 2005 Ford Mustang and led the development and launch of the 2001 Mustang GT, Mustang Cobra, and Bullitt Mustang GT models. He was the vehicle dynamics supervisor and vehicle engineering manager for the 2000 LS, that won Motor Trend magazine's "Car of the Year" award. Thai-Tang's Ford experience also includes an assignment in Germany, as well as working with Ford Racing. He joined Ford in 1988 as a Ford College Graduate trainee.
To further strengthen SVT's role in the company, Thai-Tang will report directly to Martens. John Coletti continues as director of the Special Vehicle Team and will report to Thai-Tang. "The appointment of Hau to this role further cements the importance of SVT
to Ford," Martens said.
"As Mustang fans now know, Hau and his team did a fabulous job bringing the all-new 2005 Mustang to life," Martens added. "As a youngster, Hau dreamed of one day owning a Mustang. Not only did his wildest dreams come true, but Hau also brought to life the dreams of Mustang fans everywhere with the rebirth of the original Pony Car."
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Michigan, manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With more than 326,000 employees worldwide, the company's core and affiliated automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. Its automotive-related services include Ford Motor Credit Company and Hertz.
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8 months and 17 days while Jeff Gordon holds down the second spot after claiming his first championship at 24 years, 3 months and 27 days. Ironically, Busch and Gordon share the same birthday, August 4. The driver's championship is the seventh all-time for Ford in NASCAR's top division and marks the second time that the manufacturer has won back-to-back titles.
PAST FORD CHAMPIONS
Ned Jarrett, who is Ford's all-time race winner with 43, won his second series championship in 1965 and the first driver's title for Ford.
Pearson is the manufacturer's only multiple champion as he won 27 races and captured 26 poles en route to back-to-back titles in 1968 and '69.
Bill Elliott registered the first driver's championship for Ford in the modern era, which started in 1972, by 24 points over Rusty allace in 1988.
The late Alan Kulwicki edged Elliott by the narrowest margin in NASCAR Winston Cup history when he led one more lap than Elliott and clinched the five-point bonus to win the title by 10 points in 1992.
Dale Jarrett clinched his championship one race before the season-ending event in 1999 and eventually won by 201 points. As a result, the Jarretts joined the Pettys as the only father-son duo to win the NASCAR Winston Cup championship.
Like Jarrett, Kenseth claimed the final NASCAR Winston Cup championship early after a xx finish at Rockingham sealed the deal. Kenseth gave car owner Jack Roush his first series title by posting one win, 11 top-five and a series-best 25 top-10 finishes. He took the points lead after a fourth-place finish at Atlanta in March and held that advantage for the final 32 weeks.
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL AND EXECUTIVE REALIGNMENTS
Chris Theodore, vice president, Advanced Product Creation, will retire from the company, effective Dec. 1, 2004. Effective Dec. 1, Hau Thai-Tang is appointed Director, Advanced Product Creation and Special Vehicle Team (SVT). Previously, Thai-Tang was Chief Nameplate Engineer for the Ford Mustang program.
DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 19, 2004 -- Ford Motor Company today announced the
following personnel and organizational realignments:
Chris Theodore, vice president, Advanced Product Creation, will retire from the company, effective Dec. 1, 2004. Theodore has spent more than 30 years in the automotive industry, starting at Ford as a college intern and an engineer in the heavy truck group. Theodore also spent time at General Motors, American Motors and Chrysler, before returning to Ford in 1999 as vice president, North America Car, where he played a role in re-energizing the company's car line-up with vehicles such as the Ford GT.
"Since re-joining the company in 1999, Chris made significant contributions to product creation at Ford, including many key product programs and, most recently, through his leadership of Advanced Product Creation," said Phil Martens, group vice president, Product Creation. "Chris brought a wealth of engineering experience and a personal passion for the product that made a real difference in every program in which he was involved."
Also effective Dec. 1, Hau Thai-Tang will assume the responsibilities of Director, Advanced Product Creation and Special Vehicle Team (SVT). In his new role, Thai-Tang will be responsible for directing the operations of Ford's Special Vehicle Team and Advanced Product Creation team. Previous to his new appointment, Thai-Tang was Chief Nameplate Engineer for the 2005 Ford Mustang and led the development and launch of the 2001 Mustang GT, Mustang Cobra, and Bullitt Mustang GT models. He was the vehicle dynamics supervisor and vehicle engineering manager for the 2000 LS, that won Motor Trend magazine's "Car of the Year" award. Thai-Tang's Ford experience also includes an assignment in Germany, as well as working with Ford Racing. He joined Ford in 1988 as a Ford College Graduate trainee.
To further strengthen SVT's role in the company, Thai-Tang will report directly to Martens. John Coletti continues as director of the Special Vehicle Team and will report to Thai-Tang. "The appointment of Hau to this role further cements the importance of SVT
to Ford," Martens said.
"As Mustang fans now know, Hau and his team did a fabulous job bringing the all-new 2005 Mustang to life," Martens added. "As a youngster, Hau dreamed of one day owning a Mustang. Not only did his wildest dreams come true, but Hau also brought to life the dreams of Mustang fans everywhere with the rebirth of the original Pony Car."
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Michigan, manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With more than 326,000 employees worldwide, the company's core and affiliated automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. Its automotive-related services include Ford Motor Credit Company and Hertz.
Biffle Wins Race; Busch Wins Championship Kurt Busch won the inaugural NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series championship today and the second straight for car owner Jack Roush and Ford Racing. As a result, Busch is now the third-youngest driver to win the championship at 26 years, 3 months, 17 days. Bill Rexford holds the record at 23 years,
8 months and 17 days while Jeff Gordon holds down the second spot after claiming his first championship at 24 years, 3 months and 27 days. Ironically, Busch and Gordon share the same birthday, August 4. The driver's championship is the seventh all-time for Ford in NASCAR's top division and marks the second time that the manufacturer has won back-to-back titles.
PAST FORD CHAMPIONS
Ned Jarrett, who is Ford's all-time race winner with 43, won his second series championship in 1965 and the first driver's title for Ford.
Pearson is the manufacturer's only multiple champion as he won 27 races and captured 26 poles en route to back-to-back titles in 1968 and '69.
Bill Elliott registered the first driver's championship for Ford in the modern era, which started in 1972, by 24 points over Rusty allace in 1988.
The late Alan Kulwicki edged Elliott by the narrowest margin in NASCAR Winston Cup history when he led one more lap than Elliott and clinched the five-point bonus to win the title by 10 points in 1992.
Dale Jarrett clinched his championship one race before the season-ending event in 1999 and eventually won by 201 points. As a result, the Jarretts joined the Pettys as the only father-son duo to win the NASCAR Winston Cup championship.
Like Jarrett, Kenseth claimed the final NASCAR Winston Cup championship early after a xx finish at Rockingham sealed the deal. Kenseth gave car owner Jack Roush his first series title by posting one win, 11 top-five and a series-best 25 top-10 finishes. He took the points lead after a fourth-place finish at Atlanta in March and held that advantage for the final 32 weeks.
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