OAKVILLE, Ont. —Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd. has named Dean Stoneley as its next president and chief executive.
“As a Canadian who started my career at Ford of Canada. I’m excited to come home to lead this successful team.” ~Dean Stoneley, new president and CEO of Ford Motor Co. Canada
Stoneley started his career with Ford Motors in 1992. Since then he has filled a slew leadership positions including those in sales, marketing and service in Canada, the U.S., South Africa, South Korea, Japan and China.
He was most recently vice-president and director of marketing for Changan Ford’s national dealer sales distribution joint venture in China. He has previously served as vice president of marketing and vice president of sales for Ford Asia Pacific region based in Shanghai.
“Together with our strong network of dealers, we’ll continue to focus on what the Canadian consumer values, which are great products and industry-leading customer experiences.” ~ Dean Stoneley
Stoneley will replace Mark Buzzell’s position of head of operations starting February 1st as Buzzell will move to be director of North American fleet, lease and re-marketing operations at Ford Motors.
“Together with our strong network of dealers, we’ll continue to focus on what the Canadian consumer values, which are great products and industry-leading customer experiences.”, says Stoneley.
Ford staff did note that under Buzzell’s presidency Ford held its title of top Canadian employer for the 10th consecutive year. Along with becoming Canada’s top selling SUV and securing $1.2 billion in its Canadian operations Stoneley has been given a big tank to keep filled.
Ford employs about 8,000 people in Canada, and creates about 18,000 other jobs via Ford and Ford-Lincoln dealerships across Canada.
