James D. Farley, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
5 yr
25 reports
Ford Motor Company ·F
Three operating business CEOs report directly to the CEO
Motor Vehicles · Fortune #17 · Divisional structure · 177K employees · Dearborn, MI
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8
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 11)
2.5
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
flat for 177K emp
3.5 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
63%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$187.3B
Operating income
$-9169000000
Net income
$5.9B
Total assets
$289.2B
Shares out
3.71B
Sourced from Ford Motor Company 10-K · filed 2026-02-11 ↗ View on SEC
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Three operating business CEOs report directly to Ford’s CEO, highlighting a clear divisional P&L structure. This page maps Ford’s executive org, tracks recent leadership changes, and analyzes how its structure compares with global auto peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal J. Douglas Field departed as Chief EV, Digital, and Design Officer
Announced departure effective May 2026 after transition period (2026-04-15).
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Create a centralized AI leader to coordinate vehicle software, manufacturing automation, and enterprise data strategy.
- Consolidate EV Leadership Under COO Introduce a COO and move Model e under that role to reduce CEO span and improve execution.
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The people
Who's running this
9 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
John T. Lawler
Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
5 yr
3 reports
internal
Kumar Galhotra
President, Ford Blue
Ford Blue
4 yr
3 reports
Open Role
President, Ford Model e
Ford Model e
1 yr
3 reports
internal
Ted Cannis
CEO, Ford Pro
Ford Pro
4 yr
3 reports
internal
Hau Thai-Tang
Chief Industrial Platform Officer
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
4 yr
3 reports
Alicia Boler Davis
Chief People Officer
Human Resources
1 yr
2 reports
internal
Marin Gjaja
Chief Customer Officer
Customer Experience
3 yr
0 reports
internal
William Clay Ford, Jr.
Executive Chair
Board / Executive
6 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
James D. Farley, Jr. $24.9M
- Base salary
- $1.70M
- Stock awards
- $20.65M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.62M
- Other
- $898K
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How Ford Motor Company divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Ford Blue
70K employees
President, Ford Blue (Kumar Galhotra)
Internal combustion and hybrid vehicles business focused on scale, quality, and cash generation.
$101.9B rev $5.3B op inc 5.2% margin FY2024
Ford Model e
20K employees
President, Ford Model e (Open Role)
Electric vehicles, software, and digital platforms business.
Ford Pro
30K employees
CEO, Ford Pro (Ted Cannis)
Commercial vehicles, services, and fleet software with high-margin recurring revenue.
$66.9B rev $9.0B op inc 13.5% margin +15% YoY FY2024
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Three operating business CEOs—Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro—report directly to the CEO, an unusually explicit divisional P&L structure for a legacy automaker.
This structure makes profit accountability clear at the business-unit level while centralizing finance, people, and industrial platforms. The exit of the Chief EV, Digital, and Design Officer in 2026 further emphasizes the shift toward business-led rather than centralized EV leadership.
- Three business CEOs report to CEO
- No COO role
- Model e leadership reset after EV strategy resize
The comparison
How Ford Motor Company stacks up
Compared with peers like GM and Stellantis, Ford pushes more operational authority into named business CEOs rather than consolidating under a COO. This mirrors some industrial conglomerates more than tech-led automakers. The approach increases accountability but raises coordination demands across shared platforms.
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Ford Motor Company
3 levels
4 levels
Stellantis
5 levels
Toyota Motor
5 levels
Volkswagen AG
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Ford Motor Company — no COO — no CAIO
Stellantis — no COO — no CAIO
Toyota Motor ✓ COO — no CAIO
Volkswagen AG — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential recent change is the April 2026 departure of Chief EV leader Doug Field, accelerating Ford’s shift to business-led EV accountability.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
10-K filed 2026-02-11
- CEO
- James D. Farley, Jr.
- CEO span
- 8
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.8 yr
Leadership centered on EV transformation with a dedicated Chief EV officer.
Named executive officers (5)
- James D. Farley, Jr. - President and CEO since 2020
- John T. Lawler - Vice Chair and CFO since 2021
- William Clay Ford, Jr. - Executive Chair since 2019
- J. Doug Field - Chief EV, Digital, and Design Officer since 2021
- Peter C. Stern - President, Ford Integrated Services since 2023
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-28
- CEO
- James D. Farley, Jr.
- CEO span
- 8
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.5 yr
Formalized three-business Ford+ operating model.
Named executive officers (5)
- James D. Farley, Jr. - President and CEO since 2020
- John T. Lawler - Vice Chair and CFO since 2021
- William Clay Ford, Jr. - Executive Chair since 2019
- J. Doug Field - Chief EV, Digital, and Design Officer since 2021
- Peter C. Stern - President, Ford Integrated Services since 2023
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-29
- CEO
- James D. Farley, Jr.
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3 yr
EV and industrial platform roles elevated to C-suite.
Named executive officers (5)
- James D. Farley, Jr. - President and CEO since 2020
- John T. Lawler - CFO since 2021
- William Clay Ford, Jr. - Executive Chair since 2019
- J. Doug Field - Chief EV Officer since 2021
- Hau Thai-Tang - Chief Industrial Platform Officer since 2022
Year-over-year changes
Ford expanded EV leadership scope and increased CEO span with clearer divisional reporting.
- CEO span: 7 → 8
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 3 → 3.5 yr
- retitled J. Doug Field - Chief EV, Digital, and Design Officer (was Chief EV Officer) (DEF 14A, 2025-03-28)
Integrated Services leadership exited as Ford simplified its top team.
- CEO span: 8 → 8
- C-suite size: 5 → 4
- Avg tenure: 3.5 → 3.8 yr
- departed Peter C. Stern - President, Ford Integrated Services (was President, Ford Integrated Services) (10-K, 2026-02-11)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Ford Motor Company?
James D. Farley, Jr. has served as President and CEO since October 2020.
What type of organizational structure does Ford Motor Company use?
Ford uses a divisional structure built around Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro.
How many direct reports does Ford Motor Company’s CEO have?
The CEO has eight direct reports, including three business CEOs and key functional leaders.
How has Ford Motor Company’s leadership changed recently?
In April 2026, Chief EV leader Doug Field announced his departure, and Ford continues to reset EV leadership.
Who reports directly to Ford Motor Company’s CEO?
Direct reports include the CFO, Executive Chair, leaders of Ford Blue, Model e, Ford Pro, and key functional chiefs.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Apr 2026
- Company Newsroom, Sep 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Ford Motor Company DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Ford Motor Company 10-K Annual Report
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