Ford Announces Executive Appointment

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - 05 Dec, 2011: The Ford Motor Company has appointed Brad Brownell as the new Vice President Marketing, Sales and Service for Ford Australia.

Ford Australia President and CEO, Bob Graziano, welcomed Brownell to the Australian operations.

“Brad brings with him a vast resource of knowledge and 24 years of experience at Ford in various senior roles,” Graziano said. “A large portion of his career at Ford has been directly involved with dealers.”

Brownell joined the Ford Motor Company in 1987 and has served in a variety of senior management positions. In his most recent assignment he was General Manager, Central Market Area, US Marketing Sales and Service, based in Dallas, Texas.

He has also worked in Customer Service and Global Product Marketing.

Brownell takes over the role as Vice President Marketing, Sales and Service from Beth Donovan, who has returned to the United States to take up a position as a Retail Marketing Manager at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn.