Frost & Sullivan Appoints Ford Motor Company Veteran, John Fleming, New Mobility Consultant

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 9, 2016 -- Frost & Sullivan, the Global Growth Consulting and Partnership Company, is pleased to announce the latest addition to the firm's Mobility practice, John Fleming. Fleming will be joining Frost & Sullivan as an industry Consultant, supporting thought leadership and advisory services revolved around the Future of Manufacturing.

"It is our honour and pleasure to welcome John Fleming to our Mobility team," says Frost & Sullivan Senior Partner Sarwant Singh. "As the industry rapidly transitions with the advent of light weighting, electrification and autonomous driving, Frost & Sullivan looks forward to leveraging John's unparalleled manufacturing experience to build capabilities in IoT for automotive manufacturing. In addition, John's 50 years of experience will help expand our practice's digital advisory services."

John Fleming, a senior industry veteran, has over 50 years of manufacturing experience in the Mobility Sector. John recently retired from Ford Motor Company where he was responsible for 80+ manufacturing plants and oversaw a global workforce of over 130,000 people.

"I'm pleased to be working with Frost & Sullivan's Mobility team and client partners in identifying and driving growth opportunities related to manufacturing," says Fleming. "The global automotive industry is in the midst of a massive transformation that is bringing about tectonic changes to all corners of this industry, including manufacturing, and this is creating an urgent need for a new way of thinking."

Frost & Sullivan's Mobility practice (http://ww2.frost.com/research/industry/automotive-transportation/) provides global market intelligence, thought leadership to execute key growth opportunities, and tailor-made advisory services within the automotive and transportation industry. Our Growth Partnership Services help our clients identify the top mega trends impacting the market, and build innovative business models in the areas of mobility, advanced powertrain, chassis, safety, and telematics technologies, autonomous driving and connected cars, automotive retailing and aftermarket, commercial vehicles, transportation, logistics and rail.

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