A new era for 5th-gen Fords

Two fifth-generation members of the Ford family were nominated to the Ford Motor Co. board this month. Alexandra Ford English, daughter of Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., and Henry Ford III, son of retiring board member Edsel Ford II, stand in line to become directors after May's annual meeti...

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Published in:Automotive News 2021-03, Vol.95 (6978), p.12
Main Author: Versical, Dave
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobile industry
Chairpersons
Directors
Families & family life
Ford, Edsel B., II
Ford, Henry, III
Fords
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Summary:Two fifth-generation members of the Ford family were nominated to the Ford Motor Co. board this month. Alexandra Ford English, daughter of Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., and Henry Ford III, son of retiring board member Edsel Ford II, stand in line to become directors after May's annual meeting. A year later, Fortune magazine shook the auto world with a cover story that quoted the cousins saying they were being treated as second-class citizens as directors.
ISSN:0005-1551
1557-7686