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Aaron Rajda

Aaron Rajda is IT Director, Ford of Europe effective September 2018.

In this role Rajda is responsible for leading the IT delivery teams in Ford of Europe, Ford Business Services India, and the Global Staffs functions including HR and Ford Land. Additionally, he leads the global Ford IT organization transformation that is enabling teams to more rapidly deliver high-quality software and services using agile methods with a focus on end-to-end product delivery.

Rajda joined Ford in 2000 and served in a variety of positions inside and outside of IT. Prior to his current role, he led end-to-end delivery of solutions for the Ford global FCSD organization and was Director of Marketing Sales and Service Solution Delivery and FordLabs. In this position, he was responsible for the delivery of solutions to Ford’s global marketing, sales and service organizations as well as continuing to lead the development of products, using modern software tools and methods, through the FordLabs initiative. Other prior roles included managing IT delivery for Ford’s Connected Vehicle and Connected Consumer initiatives, the Global Technical and Application Management function as well as the program management and delivery of Enterprise IT Infrastructure Programs.

Before joining Ford, Rajda held a number of senior positions at several global consulting companies.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Wayne State University as well as an MBA from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ross School of Business.

He was born in 1973 and is married with two children.