Edsel Ford II
Edsel Bryant Ford II (b. December 27, 1948, Detroit, Michigan) is the great-grandson of Henry Ford and the son of Henry Ford II. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Ford Motor Company.[1]
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[edit] Education
He received his Business Administration Bachelor's Degree at Babson College, and completed the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School in 1981. Edsel attended Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts and graduated in 1968, from The Gunnery, in Washington, CT, USA before entering Babson.
[edit] Career
Between 1978 and 1980 Edsel ran Ford Australia. During his short tenure the Ford Falcon XD was released, and Ford Australia changed their source for smaller cars from Europe to Japan.
As a board member Ford, Edsel is active in company affairs and corporate dealer relations.[1] He was named president and chief operating officer of Ford Motor Credit Company in 1991, and elected a Ford Vice President in 1993. Edsel is very active in charitable and philanthropic organizations in southeastern Michigan.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
Mr. Ford is married to the former Cynthia Layne Neskow and they have four sons. The eldest son (Henry Ford III) works for Ford Motor Company. Second eldest son Calvin lives in Denver, Colorado and also works for Ford. The third eldest son, Stewart S. Ford, is currently working for a philanthropic consulting firm in Detroit, Michigan. The youngest son, Albert, attended Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts and is now at Georgetown University. The family lives in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Board of Directors, Ford Motor Company". http://corporate.ford.com/our-company/governance-hub/board-of-directors-801p. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
