William Clay Ford Jr. is Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company. Mr. Ford began his employment with the Company in 1979 and was elected a Company director in 1988. He held a number of management positions at Ford including international assignments culminating in vice president Commercial Truck Vehicle Center in 1994-1995. In 1995 he became chair of the Board's Finance Committee a position he held until becoming Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He was named chair of the Board's Environmental and Public Policy Committee in 1997. Mr. Ford became Chairman of the Board of Directors January 1 1999 and served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer from October 2001 to September 2006.
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