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DEARBORN, Mich. -- (Business Wire)
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is announcing today the election of John
Veihmeyer to the company’s board of directors. His appointment is
effective December 1.
Veihmeyer, 62, has decades of experience advising the world’s leading
companies on financial reporting, risk management and governance. He
recently retired as chairman of KPMG International, a role he held since
April 2014.
“John brings decades of accounting, governance and risk management
experience that spans multiple industries and global borders,” said
Executive Chairman Bill Ford. “He will provide a unique perspective to
our board at an exciting and unprecedented time of change for our
company and our industry.”
Veihmeyer will serve on the Ford Board of Directors’ Audit, and
Nominating & Governance committees.
Before becoming chairman, Veihmeyer previously held numerous roles at
KPMG, including U.S. chairman and CEO, U.S. deputy chairman, managing
partner of KPMG’s Washington, D.C., operations, and global head of Risk
Management and Regulatory.
Veihmeyer has been named as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People
in Accounting” by Accounting Today magazine, and one of the Top 100 Most
Influential People in Corporate Governance by Directorship Magazine. He
is a member of the Business Roundtable, the International Business
Council of the World Economic Forum, and serves as a member of the Board
of Trustees of the University of Notre Dame and of the Financial
Accounting Foundation.
He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of
Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business.
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About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan.
The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of
Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury
vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company
and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous
vehicles and mobility solutions. Ford employs approximately 203,000
people worldwide. For more information regarding Ford, its products and
Ford Motor Credit Company, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.
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