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Ford Names Gorman President, Ford Australia
Staff, Friday February 13, 2004.
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Gorman replaces Geoff Polites, who has been appointed vice president, European Sales Staffs, a new position, effective April 1.
"Geoff Polites has done a terrific job in Australia, and the product line has never been better. His talents will be put to excellent use in Europe," Schulz said.
The new team of Gorman and Crew will be an ideal one for Ford Australia, said Schulz.
"Tom Gorman brings a solid background to his new job and has demonstrated his capabilities most recently in Marketing and Sales at Ford Division, as well as through previous appointments in Finance and Customer Service operations. John Crew, in returning to Australia, will bring with him solid operational experience. He comes direct from Kentucky Truck, one of Ford's key plants, and his success there will serve John well in this new position," Schulz noted.
Gorman brings to Australia extensive experience in both the U.S. and Europe.
Previously, he was general sales manager at Ford Division in the United States where he was responsible for sales of all Ford cars and trucks in the U.S. through more than 3,800 dealers in 17 regions.
He began his Ford career in 1987 as a financial analyst and held numerous positions within Finance, including controller of the Dearborn Stamping Plant and finance director for Ford France. In addition, he was controller for the Customer Service Division and served as executive director for North America Fleet Lease and Remarketing Operations with responsibilities for all commercial sales and remarketing in the United States. Following that assignment, Gorman joined Ford Division in 2002 as general sales manager.
Gorman holds a B.A. degree from Tufts University and earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He is married and has two sons.
As executive vice president, Operations, Crew will be responsible for Customer Satisfaction and Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing and Product Development for Ford Australia. Previously, Crew was plant manager, Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.
Crew has extensive experience in manufacturing in Ford plants in Australia, Europe and the U.S. He joined Ford in 1970 as a welding engineer at the Broadmeadows Assembly Plant in Australia. He held a variety of positions there until 1983 when he was appointed plant manager at the Brisbane Assembly Plant. In 1987, he returned to Broadmeadows as plant manager before heading to the United States where he worked in a variety of manufacturing positions that included assembly and stamping operations.
In 1993, Crew returned to Australia as plant manager of the Geelong Stamping Plant. In 1996, he was promoted to vice president, Manufacturing ? Ford Australia, and the next year, was sent to Britain as the operations manager at Dagenham.
In 1999, he was named director of B-car operations, Ford of Europe, and in 2001, he returned to the U.S. as manager of Kentucky Truck.
Crew earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in industrial engineering in 1969 from the University of New South Wales.
For further information, please contact:
Louise Teesdale
Ford Australia Communications
Phone: 03-9359 7739
Fax: 03-9359 8900
Email: lteesdal@ford.com
BIOGRAPHY
GEOFFREY P POLITES
Geoff Polites has had a close personal association with Ford, as an employee and as a dealer, for over 34 years.
Born and educated in Melbourne, Mr. Polites gained a First Class Honors Degree in Economics from Monash University, and after contemplating an academic career, joined Ford Australia as a Product Planner in 1970.
After a series of development assignments in Product Planning, he was appointed Marketing Plans and Research Manager in 1975. Several Marketing and Sales roles followed before he was appointed General Sales Manager in 1985, and he held this position until July 1988 when he left Ford to become Dealer Principal of the City Ford dealership in central Sydney. From then until he rejoined Ford Australia as President in 1999, he operated City Ford, Australia's largest and most successful Ford dealership.
From 1999 to 2004 he was President of Ford Australia and oversaw the revitalization of the Ford brand in Australia through the development and launch of the BA Falcon and the all new Territory Crossover vehicle.
Mr. Polites served on Ford's National Dealer Council for five years and was Chairman of the Council in 1998.
Born in 1947, he is married and has two sons.
BIOGRAPHY
JOHN G. CREW
- Title: Executive Vice President, Operations ? Ford Australia
- Joined Ford: January 1970
John G. Crew has been named executive vice president, Operations ? Ford Australia, a position he will assume on March 1, 2004. He will be responsible for Customer Satisfaction and Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing and Product Development for Ford Australia. Previously, Crew was plant manager, Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.
Crew has extensive experience in manufacturing in Ford plants in Australia, Europe and the U.S. He joined Ford in 1970 as a welding engineer at the Broadmeadows Assembly Plant in Australia. He held a variety of positions there until 1983 when he was appointed plant manager at the Brisbane Assembly Plant. In 1987, he returned to Broadmeadows as plant manager before heading to the United States where he worked in a variety of manufacturing positions that included assembly and stamping operations.
In 1993, Crew returned to Australia as plant manager of the Geelong Stamping Plant. In 1996, he was promoted to vice president, Manufacturing ? Ford Australia, and the next year, was sent to Britain as the operations manager at Dagenham.
In 1999, he was named director of B-car operations, Ford of Europe, and in 2001, he returned to the U.S. as manager of Kentucky Truck.
Crew earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in industrial engineering in 1969 from the University of New South Wales.
BIOGRAPHY
THOMAS J. GORMAN
- Title: President, Ford Australia
- Joined Ford: July 1987
Tom Gorman has been named president of Ford Australia, a position he will assume on March 1, 2004. Previously, he was general sales manager at Ford Division in the United States where he was responsible for sales of all Ford cars and trucks in the U.S. through more than 3,800 dealers in 17 regions.
Gorman brings to Australia extensive experience in Finance, Product Development, Marketing and Sales in both the U.S. and Europe.
He began his Ford career in 1987 as a financial analyst and held numerous positions within Finance, including controller of the Dearborn Stamping Plant and finance director for Ford France. In addition, he was controller for the Customer Service Division and served as executive director for North America Fleet Lease and Remarketing Operations with responsibilities for all commercial sales and remarketing in the United States. Following that assignment, Gorman joined Ford Division in 2002 as general sales manager.
Gorman holds a B.A. degree from Tufts University and earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He is married and has two sons.
