By Mike Colias and Christina Rogers

Ford Motor Co. is appointing strategy chief Jim Farley as its chief operating officer, who will be taking over broader responsibilities from retiring president of automotive Joe Hinrichs, according to people familiar with the matter.

Ford planned to announce the leadership shake-up to employees Friday morning.

Write to Mike Colias at Mike.Colias@wsj.com and Christina Rogers at christina.rogers@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 07, 2020 08:53 ET (13:53 GMT)

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