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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford Motor Company</a> is making changes at the top of its organization, including an expanding roll for up-and-coming marketing chief Jim Farley. A new <em>Detroit Free Press</em> report indicates that the former Toyota marketing whiz will be elevated to the roll of global marketing chief effective August 1. That's significant in part because this will be the first time The Blue Oval has ever had a head of global marketing - in the past the job was handled on a regional basis. <br />
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In other FoMoCo management moves, Stephen Odell, vice president and CEO of <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/volvo/">Volvo</a> Cars, will move over to the top spot at Ford of Europe as soon as the sale of Volvo is completed. The move will free current head of Ford Of Europe John Flemming to concentrate on his other role as head of global manufacturing and labor affairs. The top spot in labor figures to be a particularly important post in the near-term due to the 2011 contract negotiations scheduled with the United Auto Workers.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20100715/BUSINESS01/100715012/1320/Ford-shuffles-management-promotes-Farley">Detroit Free Press</a> | Image: Ford]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/fords-jim-farley-reportedly-promoted-to-global-marketing-post/">Ford's Jim Farley reportedly promoted to global marketing post</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.freep.com/article/20100715/BUSINESS01/100715012/1320/Ford-shuffles-management-promotes-Farley>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/fords-jim-farley-reportedly-promoted-to-global-marketing-post/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19555350/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/fords-jim-farley-reportedly-promoted-to-global-marketing-post/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford Motor Company</a> is making changes at the top of its organization, including an expanding roll for up-and-coming marketing chief Jim Farley. A new <em>Detroit Free Press</em> report indicates that the former Toyota marketing whiz will be elevated to the roll of global marketing chief effective August 1. That's significant in part because this will be the first time The Blue Oval has ever had a head of global marketing - in the past the job was handled on a regional basis. <br />
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In other FoMoCo management moves, Stephen Odell, vice president and CEO of <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/volvo/">Volvo</a> Cars, will move over to the top spot at Ford of Europe as soon as the sale of Volvo is completed. The move will free current head of Ford Of Europe John Flemming to concentrate on his other role as head of global manufacturing and labor affairs. The top spot in labor figures to be a particularly important post in the near-term due to the 2011 contract negotiations scheduled with the United Auto Workers.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20100715/BUSINESS01/100715012/1320/Ford-shuffles-management-promotes-Farley">Detroit Free Press</a> | Image: Ford]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/fords-jim-farley-reportedly-promoted-to-global-marketing-post/">Ford's Jim Farley reportedly promoted to global marketing post</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.freep.com/article/20100715/BUSINESS01/100715012/1320/Ford-shuffles-management-promotes-Farley>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/fords-jim-farley-reportedly-promoted-to-global-marketing-post/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19555350/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/15/fords-jim-farley-reportedly-promoted-to-global-marketing-post/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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