Ford styling might be changing in the coming years, as a changing of the guard is underway in the design department. Blue Oval veteran Moray Callum is retiring, and Renault’s Anthony Lo has been named as his successor.
Although Lo’s portfolio is exciting, Callum’s is nothing to sniff at. His career started at Ford in 1995 (albeit through Mazda), he led the design of the 1999 Super Duty, the 2011 Explorer, the 2015 Mustang, and the Ford GT.
His influence continues, though. His pencil is all over the new Bronco, and the new F-150, and the Mach-E. The three designs that, in many ways, represent Ford’s past, present, and future. And that’s no accident, according to Hau Thai-Tang, Ford’s chief product platform and operations officer.
Ford Motor Co. said Monday that its global design lead will retire, to be replaced by an automotive industry veteran who most recently worked for French automaker Groupe Renault SA.
Moray Callum, whom the Blue Oval described in a news release as one of the industry s most influential design leaders, will retire as the company s vice president of design for Ford and Lincoln effective May 1, capping a 38-year career in product development. Anthony Lo, most recently vice president of exterior design for Renault, will start at Ford April 1.
The changeover is just the latest in a series of senior-level staffing shakeups since CEO Jim Farley took over Oct. 1. In the last few months, the automaker has announced a new sales leader for the U.S. and Canada, the replacement of its chief financial officer, and retirements of its chief information officer, president of its international markets group, and chief manufacturing and labor affairs officer, among other changes.
LeddarTech Announces the Appointment of Carl-Peter Forster to Its Board of Directors
QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) LeddarTech®, a global leader in Level 1-5 ADAS and AD sensing technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Carl-Peter Forster to the Board of Directors, which further enhances the diversity and experience of the Board.
Carl-Peter Forster holds a degree in economics from Bonn University and a degree in aviation and space technology from the Technical University in Munich, Germany.
Carl-Peter has an extensive senior management background in the automotive industry with brands including BMW AG, in Munich, where he held various positions including Vice-President. He was also Managing Director of BMW South Africa, and a member of the board of BMW AG, responsible for global manufacturing, until 2000. Between 2001 and 2009, Carl-Peter was Managing Director of Adam Opel AG, then from 2006 President and CEO of General Motors Europe and a member of GM
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Forster was appointed head of Opel in 2001 and was promoted to president of parent General Motors Europe three years later.
LeddarTech, the Quebec-based tech company specializing in advanced driver-assistance systems, has named veteran auto executive Carl-Peter Forster to its board of directors.
“Carl-Peter brings with him a wealth of industry experience as a leader with some of the world’s largest automotive companies,” LeddarTech Chairman Michel Brûlé said in a statement. “Carl-Peter’s extensive experience in the automotive industry as well as in ADAS and AD technology companies will be a tremendous asset to LeddarTech.”