Biography: Stuart Rowley

Stuart Rowley was appointed a corporate officer and named Ford Motor Company’s vice president and Controller, effective April 1, 2012.

 

Previously, Rowley served as Ford Motor Company’s chief financial officer, Ford of Europe. He was appointed to this position Aug. 2, 2010.

 

Prior to this, Rowley was CFO and senior vice president of Volvo Car Corporation in Gothenburg, Sweden, a role he held since March 2005 after serving as the company’s deputy CFO and operations controller.

 

Between 2000 and July 2004, Stuart Rowley was vice president, Finance, Ford Australia.

 

Rowley joined Ford Motor Company in 1990 as financial analyst for Ford of Britain. He worked in several management positions in product development finance and manufacturing finance in Britain and the U.S. before being appointed finance director, Ford Motor Company Philippines, in January 1998, a position he held until moving to Ford Australia.

 

Born in May 1967 in Staffordshire, UK, Rowley is married and has two sons. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) degree from the University of Leeds and an MBA from the Manchester Business School.

 

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January 2013