Ford member of the family named head of world model merchandising

A member of a brand new technology of Ford relations is taking over one other leadership role on the automaker.

Alexandra Ford English, the daughter of Ford Govt Chairman Bill Ford, was named international model merchandising director for the Dearborn, Michigan, firm on Monday.

English, 33, who already serves on the corporate’s board of administrators, will push for development in gross sales of Ford model merchandise.

English mentioned Monday that there are passionate Ford followers world wide, and the corporate needs to supply them merchandise and equipment.

The appointment possible is one other step towards ushering within the subsequent technology of firm leaders from the Ford household. Invoice Ford is 64 and is getting nearer to retirement age.

English was elected to Ford’s board in Might together with Henry Ford III, the son of Edsel Ford, who retired earlier this 12 months after 33 years as a director. Each of the youthful Fords are great-great-grandchildren of firm founder Henry Ford.

English is the primary feminine director on Ford board. She has been director of company technique since March of final 12 months. Earlier than becoming a member of the corporate in 2017, she ran profit-and-loss operations for the merchandising divisions of Tory Burch and Hole Inc., in accordance with the automaker.

English has a bachelor’s diploma from Stanford College in Human Biology with a focus within the Neurobiology and Physiology of Human Behaviour. She additionally has a grasp of enterprise administration diploma from Harvard.