Cathy O’Callaghan is president and CEO, Ford Motor Credit Company, effective Feb. 12, 2024. She reports to John Lawler, Ford Motor Company chief financial officer.

Previously, O’Callaghan had been Ford vice president, controller, since June 1, 2018. Before that, she was chief financial officer, Ford South America, responsible for all Ford Finance activities there.

Prior to her role in South America, O’Callaghan held a number of key leadership positions in Ford of Europe, including finance director for Product Development; controller of European Manufacturing Operations & Logistics; finance director of Ford of Britain; and finance director of Ford Switzerland.

She was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Automotive News Europe in 2012 and has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Reading. She is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. O’Callaghan joined Ford in 1990.

Born in 1968 in Port Talbot, South Wales, O’Callaghan is married with twin daughters.