By Drew Johnson
Thursday, Oct 11th, 2007 @ 3:02 pm

Jim Farley — a former Toyota executive — has been named group vice president of marketing and communications for Ford . Most recently, Farley served as general manager of Toyota’s Lexus division, and has been with Toyota for the last 17 years. Farley, 45, will begin work for Ford in mid-November and will report directly to Ford CEO, Allan Mulally.
“He brings so many good things,†Mulally told Automotive News. “It’s a proven track record of marketing and product development and working together and the knowledge of one of the finest production systems in the world with Toyota. He also has admired Ford over the years. He appreciates what we’re doing today.â€

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