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FORD OF BRITAIN PRESS OFFICE WELCOMES NEW RECRUITS

BRENTWOOD, Essex, 1 September 2016 – The Ford of Britain press office is announcing its latest ‘model’ line-up in time for September’s new 66-plate rush and beyond, as well as all the latest corporate and mobility developments.

Christian Brown, Maisie Goldney and Len Keen have joined Ford of Britain’s Communications and Public Affairs team following the recent retirement of stalwarts Brian Bennett and Paul Wilson, and the departure of Dan Jones, who has taken on a new role at Ford North America.

Consumer PR specialist, Christian Brown, re-joins the team as press officer, having provided maternity cover in 2013-14. Former intern, Maisie Goldney, also re-joins the line-up as press officer leading our communications on Ford Smart Mobility and Driving Skills for Life (www.forddsfl.co.uk). Maisie graduated from Greenwich University’s Public Relations and Communications course this year.

Len Keen is the team’s new press officer - vehicle operations. With more than 20 years’ experience at Ford, Len brings a variety of technical, marketing, sales, service and fleet skills to the team.

Christian and Len join Laura Parker, Linda Craddock (events) and Bob Wright (press fleet) in the product team led by Oliver Rowe. Maisie joins the Ford corporate news team under Charlotte Ward, featuring Dan Alcock, Paul Harding (heritage) and Guy Willers (admin) – all directed by Tim Holmes.

About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is a global automotive and mobility company based in Dearborn, Michigan. With about 201,000 employees and 67 plants worldwide, the company’s core business includes designing, manufacturing, marketing, financing and servicing a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs and electrified vehicles, as well as Lincoln luxury vehicles.  At the same time, Ford is aggressively pursuing emerging opportunities through Ford Smart Mobility, the company’s plan to be a leader in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and data and analytics. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford and its products worldwide or Ford Motor Credit Company, visit www.corporate.ford.com.

 

Ford of Europe is responsible for producing, selling and servicing Ford brand vehicles in 50 individual markets and employs approximately 53,000 employees at its wholly owned facilities and approximately 68,000 people when joint ventures and unconsolidated businesses are included. In addition to Ford Motor Credit Company, Ford Europe operations include Ford Customer Service Division and 24 manufacturing facilities (16 wholly owned or consolidated joint venture facilities and 8 unconsolidated joint venture facilities). The first Ford cars were shipped to Europe in 1903 – the same year Ford Motor Company was founded. European production started in 1911.

 

 

Contact:

Maisie Goldney                                 Christian Brown                        Len Keen

 

Ford of Britain                                    Ford of Britain                          Ford of Britain

 

+44 (0) 1277 252 957                       +44 (0) 1277 252 835               +44 (0) 1277 252 407

mgoldney@ford.com                         cbrow559@ford.com                lkeen@ford.com

 

 

 

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