Frick to Head Ford Sales in U.S.
Ford Motor Co. has named Andrew Frick, its U.S. marketing director for the past year, to be its U.S. sales director.
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Ford Motor Co. has named Andrew Frick, its U.S. marketing director for the past year, to be its U.S. sales director.
He replaces Dianne Craig, who has been named as CEO of Ford Direct LLC, an online vehicle search service for consumers. She is a former CEO of Ford of Canada and has held several regional sales posts in the U.S.
Craig succeeds Mike Jurecki, who along with Garry McGuire Jr., the unit’s chief operating officer, quit abruptly last week.. Automotive News reports.
Frick joined Ford 23 years ago. His previous assignments included managing marketing, sales and service for Lincoln during the luxury brand’s relaunch. He also manage export and growth operations in Asia Pacific, the Caribbean and Central America.
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