New Ford CEO Jim Hackett Looking To Make An Impact On Company: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI — After a little less than a month on the job, new Ford CEO Jim Hackett has come up with four major areas he will address in short order to get the automaker back on track. He plans to evaluate additional revenue opportunities, the company’s overall fitness, it’s capital deployment and unleash top Ford leaders to innovate.

Hackett replaced Mark Fields as CEO in May after leading Ford’s Smart Mobility company. The move was made because of the Dearborn automaker’s declining profits and falling stock Ford shares slipped about 40 percent since Fields replaced Alan Mulally in July 2014. Read the rest of the story here.

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