Ford Motor Company Names Nielsen, Ulsh to New Executive Positions

1 November 2000
Ford Motor Company Names Nielsen, Ulsh to New Executive Positions
    DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 1 Ford Motor Company has
appointed Gary Nielsen as Executive Director, Centennial Operations, and Sandy
Ulsh, to replace Nielsen as Vice President and Executive Director of Ford
Motor Company Fund effective November 1.
    Nielsen will be responsible for development, launch and rollout of Ford's
Centennial Celebration in 2003.  Nielsen served as Vice President and
Executive Director of Ford Motor Company Fund, the company's philanthropic
arm, since January 1997.  Ford Motor Company Fund's contributions have grown
from $33 million in 1997 to over $57 million in 1999 for donations.
Contributions are estimated to exceed $85 million in the year 2000 under
Nielsen's term.
    "Under Gary's leadership, Ford Motor Company Fund has made tremendous
progress in helping to better organizations in communities where Ford
operates," said John Rintamaki, Group Vice President and Chief of Staff, Ford
Motor Company.  "Appointing Gary to Centennial Operations made sense not only
because of his background in Marketing but also for his strategic planning
strengths.  Both will be valuable assets to future Centennial program
development."
    Nielsen reorganized Ford Motor Company Fund's contributions structure to
encompass Community, Civic and Urban Affairs, and Employee Resource Groups.
Nielsen also began a process to revitalize the company's 55 Community
Relations Committees.  Nielsen prioritized and strengthened Ford Motor Company
Fund's five specific areas of giving: education, environment, health and
welfare, civic activities and public policy and arts and humanities.
Diversity is the underlying thread of all five categories.  Prior to this
assignment, Nielsen held various marketing and strategic planning positions.
He began his career at Ford in 1966 at the Ford Division District Sales Office
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
    Ulsh, currently Director, Worldwide Public Policy, succeeds Nielsen at
Ford Motor Company Fund effective today.  As director of Worldwide Public
Policy, Ulsh was responsible for the identification of public policy issues
that impact the company and auto industry, and developing strategies and
objectives related to those issues.
    "Sandy will bring her expert knowledge of issues that affect our
communities to this position, further advancing Ford Motor Company Fund's
ability to be effective in the communities where we operate," said Rintamaki.
"Ford Motor Company Fund, with contributions to exceed $100 million in 2001,
will benefit from Sandy's extensive financial and public policy background.
She is well positioned to lead Ford Motor Company Fund into the 21st Century."
    Ulsh joined Ford in 1978 as an economic analyst in the Ford Parts and
Services Division and has held numerous jobs on Finance and Governmental
Affairs, including serving as Legislative Manager in Washington D.C., just
prior to her appointment as director Worldwide Public Policy.