Ford EV Chief Doug Field to Leave Amid Company Restructuring

Ford Motor said Doug Field, its chief electric vehicle, digital and design officer, will leave the company after nearly five years helping lead its EV and software strategy. Field is a former Tesla and Apple executive who returned to Ford in 2021.
The departure comes as Ford carries out a broader reorganization of its leadership and operations, including a move to combine its EV and manufacturing businesses. Ford said Field will remain through a transition over the next month, and his responsibilities will be taken over by Chief Operating Officer Kumar Galhotra.
Ford has also been dealing with losses in its electric vehicle business, but the company said its lower-cost ‘skunkworks’ electric vehicle project will continue. Field said he is stepping down to pursue unspecified opportunities and share what he has learned from his career at Ford, Apple, and Tesla.

Doug Field is a veteran executive who previously worked at Tesla and Apple before joining Ford to help lead its EV and software efforts.

Ford said Field has elected to leave the company after a transition period. Field said he is stepping down to pursue other opportunities.

Ford said Chief Operating Officer Kumar Galhotra will assume Field’s duties.

Ford said its affordable ‘skunkworks’ electric vehicle project will continue despite the leadership change.

WSJ

The automaker has struggled with EV losses, but says an affordable ‘skunkworks' electric project will continue.

Reuters

Doug Field, a Tesla and Apple veteran who has led Ford Motor's electric-vehicle and technology efforts for nearly five years, is leaving ‌the automaker.

CNBC

Ford's head of electric vehicles and software is leaving the automaker amid a restructuring of the company's executives and operations. Ford on Wednesday said Doug Field — chief EV, digital and designer officer — has "elected to leave the company after a transition over the next month.

NYTimes

Doug Field, a former Tesla and Apple executive, had returned to Ford Motor in 2021 to help develop new electric models and software.

TechCrunch

Doug Field, the high-profile executive who shaped Ford's EV and technology strategies over the past five years, is leaving the automaker. Field's departure was announced as part of a broader reorganization of the company's leadership.

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