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DEARBORN, Mich. -- (Business Wire)
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is announcing today the election of Lynn
Vojvodich to the company’s board of directors. Her appointment is
effective April 1.
Vojvodich, 49, is a global technology executive who has built, grown and
transformed businesses for more than 20 years. She works with venture
capital firms as an advisor to pre-IPO and start-up companies. From 2013
to February 2017, Vojvodich was executive vice president and chief
marketing officer of Salesforce, the world’s fourth largest enterprise
software company and the global leader in customer relationship
management.
“Lynn is a proven marketing leader and entrepreneur with a wealth of
experience in transforming customer relationships,” said Executive
Chairman Bill Ford. “With deep experience, particularly in the software
industry, she brings a unique perspective to the board that will help
guide our strategy and evolving customer experience.”
Vojvodich will serve on the Ford Board of Directors’ Nominating and
Governance, Sustainability and Innovation, and Audit Committees.
Vojvodich has held leadership roles at Microsoft and BEA Systems and was
a partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. She began her
career as a mechanical engineer in a hard hat working on the design and
construction of Gulfstream jets and offshore oil structures.
Vojvodich serves as an independent director of The Priceline Group Inc.
and was chairman of Take3, a marketing strategy firm she founded in
2006. She also has been recognized as one of Time’s Top 50 Women in
Brand Marketing, Harvard Business School’s Most Inspiring Women in
Silicon Valley and Ad Age’s Women to Watch.
She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Product
Design from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration
from Harvard Business School.
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About Ford Motor Company
Ford
Motor Company is a global automotive and mobility company
based in Dearborn, Michigan. With about 201,000 employees and 62 plants
worldwide, the company’s core business includes designing,
manufacturing, marketing and servicing a full line of Ford cars, trucks
and SUVs, as well as Lincoln luxury vehicles. To expand its business
model, Ford is aggressively pursuing emerging opportunities with
investments in electrification, autonomy and mobility. Ford provides
financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more
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