Ford Names John Veihmeyer to Board of Directors
November 16 2017 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is announcing today the election of
John Veihmeyer to the company’s board of directors. His appointment
is effective December 1.
Veihmeyer, 62, has decades of experience advising the world’s
leading companies on financial reporting, risk management and
governance. He recently retired as chairman of KPMG International,
a role he held since April 2014.
“John brings decades of accounting, governance and risk
management experience that spans multiple industries and global
borders,” said Executive Chairman Bill Ford. “He will provide a
unique perspective to our board at an exciting and unprecedented
time of change for our company and our industry.”
Veihmeyer will serve on the Ford Board of Directors’ Audit, and
Nominating & Governance committees.
Before becoming chairman, Veihmeyer previously held numerous
roles at KPMG, including U.S. chairman and CEO, U.S. deputy
chairman, managing partner of KPMG’s Washington, D.C., operations,
and global head of Risk Management and Regulatory.
Veihmeyer has been named as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential
People in Accounting” by Accounting Today magazine, and one of the
Top 100 Most Influential People in Corporate Governance by
Directorship Magazine. He is a member of the Business Roundtable,
the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, and
serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Notre Dame and of the Financial Accounting Foundation.
He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the
University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business.
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About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn,
Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a
full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and
Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford
Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in
electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions. Ford
employs approximately 203,000 people worldwide. For more
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