Ford Motor Company has announced several key changes to its leadership group.

Sherry House, who has served as vice president, finance, since June, will become Ford's CFO as planned.

House succeeds John Lawler, who will continue to serve as Ford's vice chair with a focus on strategy, partnerships, alliances and corporate development. Ford also announced Marin Gjaja as chief strategy officer after holding key leadership roles since joining the company in 2022, including COO for Ford Model e. Gjaja will report to Farley and Lawler.

Ford also announced that David McClelland, who has led strategy at Ford since 2019, will retire after a 32-year career with Ford. Andrew Frick will take on additional responsibility as president, Ford Blue and Ford Model e. He will continue to oversee Ford Pro in the interim until a new leader is named.

Kay Hart, who led Ford's International Markets Group, will be appointed general manager of Ford Model e, reporting to Frick. Hart was a key member of the team that developed and launched the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning, Ford said.

Additionally, Daniel Justo, vice president, Ford customer service division, will take the lead for customer experience, while Sam Wu, president and CEO, Ford China, is taking an expanded role to include leading the International Markets Group. Jeff Marentic will report to Wu as head of Ford International Markets Group.

For more information, visit ford.com.