Ford is retooling its leadership team after warning of supply chain problems

Within 72 hours of warning Wall Street, Ford Motor Co. In addition to adding its Silicon Valley tech talent, it announced a reorganization of part of its executive leadership team, which oversees supply chain management and product development.

Parts shortages delay production and delivery, frustrate customers and frustrate investors. Pickup trucks waiting for parts are stacked in lots around Dearborn and other cities.

Ford, which saw its stock price fall on the disappointing news, said in a statement on Monday that these latest leadership changes will “strengthen product creation and transform global supply chain management.”

The company said in a release that it is seeking a leader to lead the situation, while the situation is fluid.

Ford continues to poach high-profile Silicon Valley executives as the 119-year-old automaker dives deeper into electric vehicles (EVs) and digital connectivity.

Recent management changes include:

• Doug Field while expanding his work as an advanced product development and technology officer Ford Model and enhances all electrical operations. He will continue to oversee electric vehicles, software and digital systems development and driver assistance, now taking on design and vehicle technical engineering.
• Jim Baumbick is vice president, product development operations, cycle planning and Internal combustion engine programs to drive all product development for Ford Blue.
• John Lawler, Ford’s chief financial officer, is stepping in to “oversee the transformation of Ford’s global supply chain operations” until someone is named as interim chief global supply chain officer.
• Roz Ho joined the company in October after three years as vice president and global head of software at HP in Palo Alto, Calif., and before that at companies including Microsoft.
• Jae Park, a former vice president at Google and Amazon, joined Ford in August as vice president of digital product design, according to his LinkedIn business profile. He worked as a creative director and head of design at Microsoft for over 11 years.
• Sammy Omari joins Ford as executive director of advanced driver assistance technologies. His LinkedIn profile describes him as vice president of engineering, head of autonomy and mapping at Motional, a self-driving vehicle joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv. Previously, Omari oversaw motion planning, motion control and forecasting software at Lyft. He also served as director of engineering for robotics, computer vision and machine learning at GoPro.
• Rob Bedichek, formerly of Intel and Apple, continues as executive director of platform architecture, which he started in December, according to LinkedIn. It designs computer systems and services. Ford has announced that it is hiring with these latest developments.
• Lisa Drake, vice president of EV industrialization, currently in charge of manufacturing engineering, Ford is working to produce 2 million electric vehicles annually by the end of 2026.
• Chuck Gray, who was vice president of EV technology, became vice president of automotive engineering.
• Both Drake and Gray report to Field, as does Anthony Lo, Ford’s chief design officer.
• Jonathan Jennings, vice president of supply chain, reports to Lawler, assuming additional responsibility for supplier technical support and quality.