Alan Mulally, Ford Motor Company President and Chief Executive Officer, announced the new Vice President of their company today. Joe Hinrichs was the new appointed Vice President for Global Manufacturing and his new job will be starting this January 2008.Hinrichs was the vice president of North America Manufacturing and handled other operational appointments like engineering support for vehicle, powertrain and stamping. In his 40’s, Hinrichs has already made a huge contribution to the Ford company.
Mulally said, “Joe has been successful in leading the restructuring of our North American manufacturing operations and was a key participant in the recent contract talks with the UAW. In his new role, Joe will focus on delivering a global manufacturing plan that allows us to improve our efficiency while leveraging our scale worldwide. A global manufacturing footprint supporting a global product plan that delivers the vehicles people want and value are key to creating an exciting and viable company - that delivers profitable growth for all."
He will be doing the job of the previous executive vice president and president Mark Fields. He said, "Our plants in North America are more competitive and our launches are stronger, thanks in large part to Joe's leadership. Integrating manufacturing around the world and aligning it with product development on a global scale will make the entire business stronger."
Hinrichs also added, "I am excited by the opportunity to bring our plants and engineering functions around the world together into one, cohesive manufacturing. Integrating a global process plan and combining it with our global product plan allow us to accelerate our ability to produce the vehicles customers want around the world while continuing to improve quality."
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