Ford Motor Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report: February 5, 2025
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 4, 2025, the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company (“Ford” or “Company”) approved the appointment of Sherry House as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective February 6, 2025. Ms. House, 53, has served as Vice President, Finance since June 3, 2024, the date she joined the Company. In that role Ms. House had primary responsibility for Financial Planning and Analysis at the Company and oversaw the finance organizations for the Company’s customer-focused business segments: Ford Blue, Ford Pro, and Ford Model e. Prior to joining Ford, Ms. House served as the Chief Financial Officer of Lucid Motors from May 2021 until December 2023. Prior to that, she held various positions at Waymo, serving as Director of Corporate Development from January 2019 until June 2020 and as the Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations from July 2020 until April 2021.
The Compensation, Talent and Culture Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors did not take any compensation actions with respect to Ms. House in connection with her appointment as Chief Financial Officer.
Ms. House succeeds John Lawler as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lawler will retain his position as Vice Chair of the Company, a position he has held since June 3, 2024.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company’s news release dated February 5, 2025 is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
EXHIBITS*
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| News release dated February 5, 2025 | Furnished with this Report | |||||||
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File | ** | ||||||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | ||||||||
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| Date: February 5, 2025 | By: | /s/ David J. Witten | ||||||
| David J. Witten | ||||||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||||||
| * | Any reference in the attached exhibit(s) to our corporate website(s), other websites, and/or other social media sites or platforms, and the contents thereof, is provided for convenience only; such websites or platforms and the contents thereof are not incorporated by reference into this Report nor deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. | |||||||
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