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Ford Vice President Ron Goldsberry to Retire

13 October 1999

Ford Vice President Ron Goldsberry to Retire

    DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 13 -- Dr. Ronald E. Goldsberry, vice
president - Global Service Business Strategy, has elected to retire at
year-end, Ford Motor Company President and Chief Executive Officer
Jac Nasser announced today.
    "In his 16 years with Ford, Ron has served with great distinction and
earned the respect and admiration of colleagues all over the world," Nasser
said.  "His spirit, vision and passion for excellence will be missed.  We wish
him a healthy and happy retirement."
    Goldsberry has served in his present position since January 1, 1999.  He
is responsible for developing and implementing Ford's aftermarket and service
business strategies worldwide.
    He previously had been global vice president - Ford Customer Service
Division since January 1997, directing Ford's worldwide parts sales, service,
dealership marketing and merchandising, dealer training and customer
satisfaction initiatives.
    Goldsberry joined Ford Customer Service Division as general marketing and
sales manager in 1991, and was named vice president and general manager of the
Division in 1994.
    Goldsberry's association with Ford Motor Company began in 1983 when Ford
purchased Parker Chemical Company from the Parker Division of Occidental
Chemical Corporation.  He was vice president and general manager of the Parker
Division at that time.  Following the acquisition, he was named president and
chief operating officer of Parker Chemical.
    After Ford sold Parker Chemical in 1987, Goldsberry was appointed general
manager of the Plastic Products Division of Ford's Automotive Components
Group.  In 1990, he was named executive director, Sales and Service
Strategies, for Ford North American Automotive Operations.
    Early in his career, Goldsberry held management positions at Gulf Oil
Corporation, the Boston Consulting Group and Hewlett-Packard Company.  As a
captain in the U.S. Army, he was a research chemist at the NASA Ames Research
Center.
    A native of Wilmington, Del., Goldsberry graduated summa cum laude from
Central State University with a B.S. in chemistry.  He also holds an M.B.A. in
finance and marketing from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from
Michigan State University.
    Goldsberry is the recipient of many academic, industry and civic awards
and was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1993.  He
is a member of the boards of the Stanford University Graduate School of
Business, Michigan State University Alumni Association, Central State
University, Unum Provident Corporation, Case Corporation, WTVS-TV in Detroit
and the Automotive Hall of Fame.
    A mentor over the years to scores of young people, Goldsberry currently
chairs the $7-million "Lighting the Spark" fund-raising campaign for the
Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP).  DAPCEP is a 23-year-
old privately financed effort to motivate and academically prepare minority
youth to pursue careers in engineering, science and mathematics-related
fields.