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Jeffrey Shen appointed President of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co. Ltd
21st December, 2006
Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Ford Mazda Automobile) board of directors announced today that Mr. Jeffrey Shen is appointed president of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd., effective January 1, 2007.
Phil Spender, the current president of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile will undertake a new assignment as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ford Motor (China), Ltd.
Changan Ford Mazda Automobile is a joint venture of Changan Automotive Group of China, Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation.
"Mr. Spender joined Changan Ford Mazda Automobile in May, 2005. Under his leadership, the company has been undergoing unprecedented business expansion. In the first 11 months of 2006, the company achieved an over -140 per cent year-on-year sales growth to become the fastest growing auto maker in China. Mr. Spender led the successful launch of Ford Focus, which is one of the top selling products in China's C-segment car market. He also played a key role in the production of Mazda3 and Volvo S40 at CFMA. In representing the board I would like extend our sincere appreciation to Mr. Spender and wish him all the best for his new position at Ford Motor China" said Yin Jiaxu, Chairman of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile.
"In the mean time, we are very pleased to have Mr. Shen take over the president position. His experiences in the automotive industry expand across manufacturing, product development, service, sales & marketing, and overall management. Mr. Shen has outstanding results with his leadership on these positions. We believe he is the right person to take lead of the fast growing Changan Ford Mazda Automobile." said Yin Jiaxu.
"Jeffrey has been leading the Ford Lio Ho since December, 2001. He has made great contribution to the continuous development of Ford Lio Ho. We believe, with his rich experience at Ford Lio Ho, Jeffrey will lead Changan Ford Mazda Automobile team to achieve its aggressive business objectives." said Mei Wei Cheng, Vice Chairman of Changan Ford Mazda.
Kiyoshi Ozaki, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Mazda Motor Corporation, one of the parent companies of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile, expressed his welcome to Jeffrey Shen as well. "Jeffrey used to be the managing director of Mazda Taiwan. His experience of working with different partners, including Mazda Motor Corporation, will enable him to play a good management and coordination role on his new assignment." said Ozaki.
Jeffrey Shen was born in Taiwan in 1951. He received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Cheng Kong University, and an EMBA certificate of the Executive Program from the University of Michigan in 1996.
Jeffrey Shen has been the President of Ford Lio Ho located in Chung Li, Taiwan, starting December 1, 2001. Prior to the current position, he was the Marketing & Sales Vice President of Ford Lio Ho. He joined the company as an Engine Engineering Supervisor in 1976 and held a variety of manufacturing and product development management positions before being promoted to Product Development Vice President in May 1990. In June 1997, he moved from the technical affairs to the field of customer services as the Vice President of Ford Customer Service Division.
Release link:
http://www.prdomain.com/companies/F/FordMotor/newsreleases/2006122238226.htm
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