Awards & Recognition
★2018 Automotive News All-Star - Brand Executive
★2024 MotorTrend Power List - #9 ranking
★2017 S&P Global Mobility Loyalty Awards - Overall Loyalty to Make and Most Improved Super Loyalist
★Named to key industry role succession at automotive organization (2021)
Notable Facts
→Current Chief Operating Officer at Ford Motor Company since October 2023
→Previously President of Ford Blue (internal combustion business) from March 2022-2023
→37-year career at Ford since joining in 1988, rising through engineering and product development
→Born December 1965 in India, immigrated to US, University of Michigan mechanical engineering degree
→Oversees Ford's global industrial system including all vehicle engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain
→Previously served as President of Ford North America (2018-2022) and Lincoln Group VP/CMO (2014-2018)
→Led development of Ford Ranger, Ford Escape, and other key vehicle programs
→Assigned to Mazda headquarters in Japan (2005-2008) for global program management