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American business executive
Jim Farley
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Born
| James Duncan Farley Jr.
(
1962-06-10
)
June 10, 1962
(age 61)
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Education
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Years active
| 2007?present
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Relatives
| Chris Farley
(cousin)
Kevin Farley
(cousin)
John Farley
(cousin)
3 children
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James Duncan Farley Jr.
(born June 10, 1962) is an American businessman who is CEO of
Ford
and a board member of
Harley-Davidson
.
[1]
His career in automobiles was inspired by his grandfather, who began work at
Henry Ford
's
River Rouge Plant
in 1918.
[2]
Background
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Farley was born to a banker father in
Buenos Aires
,
Argentina
, where he spent his early years, before moving to
Greenwich, Connecticut
. Before university, Farley attended
Portsmouth Abbey School
, a Catholic, college preparatory school in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He graduated from
Georgetown University
and then later, the
University of California, Los Angeles
. He is a cousin of the entertainers
Chris Farley
,
Kevin Farley
, and
John Farley
. He is also a cousin of Carolina Hurricanes TV analyst and former NHL and AHL player
Tripp Tracy
.
[3]
Early career
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Before joining Ford in November 2007, Farley was group vice president and general manager of
Lexus
, responsible for all sales, marketing, and customer satisfaction activities for
Toyota
’s luxury auto brand.
[4]
From May 2019 to February 2020, Farley was president, New Business, Technology and Strategy. From June 2017 to May 2019, he was Executive Vice President and president of Global Markets. From 2015 to 2017, he was CEO and chairman of
Ford Europe
.
Senior career
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On August 4, 2020, Ford announced that Farley would succeed
Jim Hackett
as the CEO of Ford on October 1, 2020. At the same time, it was announced that Hackett would retire and become a special advisor.
[5]
[6]
In July 2021, Farley was nominated to join the board of directors for
Harley-Davidson
by the company's CEO
Jochen Zeitz
in an effort to revitalize the motorcycle maker and prepare it for an electric future.
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References
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"Executive Profile; Ford Motor Company; James D. (Jim) Farley, Jr"
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ford.com
. October 1, 2020.
Archived
from the original on December 1, 2020
. Retrieved
November 30,
2020
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"James D. Farley, Jr. | Ford Media Center"
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media.ford.com
.
Archived
from the original on January 2, 2020
. Retrieved
January 20,
2020
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Howard, Phoebe.
"A man who can build a car by hand leads Ford into future; 'He's just never afraid'
"
.
Detroit Free Press
.
Archived
from the original on November 27, 2020
. Retrieved
December 8,
2020
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"James D. Farley, Jr"
.
Ford Media Center
.
Archived
from the original on January 2, 2020
. Retrieved
January 20,
2020
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"Ford Announces Jim Hackett to Retire as President and CEO"
(PDF)
.
shareholder.ford.com
. Ford Motor Company.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on August 2, 2022
. Retrieved
August 4,
2020
.
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Colias, Mike (August 4, 2020).
"Ford Names Jim Farley as New CEO, Succeeding Jim Hackett"
.
The Wall Street Journal
.
ISSN
0099-9660
.
Archived
from the original on August 4, 2020
. Retrieved
August 5,
2020
.
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Brown, Kristen.
"Harley-Davidson Nominates Ford CEO Farley to Join Its Board"
.
Bloomberg
.
Archived
from the original on April 24, 2021
. Retrieved
July 1,
2021
.
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"Harley-Davidson names Ford's top executive to board, filling Chipotle CEO's seat"
.
Milwaukee Business Journal
.
Archived
from the original on April 12, 2021
. Retrieved
July 15,
2021
.
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Chief Executive of
Ford Motor Company
2020?present
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