Samardzich also served as executive director, Small FWD and RWD Vehicles, and was chief engineer for Ford’s Automatic Transmission Operations.
Ford Motor Company today announced a realignment of its global Product Development leadership team, naming Barb Samardzich, vice cheap generic klonopin president, Global Product Programs, to the position of vice president, Product Development, Ford of Europe.
Effective Sept. 1, Samardzich, 52, will oversee all Product Development activities in the European region. She will report to Stephen Odell, chairman and CEO, Ford of Europe and Derrick Kuzak, group vice president, Global Product Development.
In addition to the Ford of Europe Product Development team, Samardzich will continue to lead Ford’s Global Vehicle Engineering, Noise Vibration and Harshness, and Global Vehicle Evaluation and Verification teams. These teams have reported to her since January.
In her new role, Samardzich replaces Frank Davis, who is on “special assignment” to North America, with no further public details from Ford. Samardzich holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida, and master’s degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University and Wayne State University.
Well, not necessarily. Barb’s husband Raul continues to work for Ford. He currently is in a North America-based position, but he will be moving to Europe. The details of his new assignment are still being worked out.
Looks like a demotion to me. What’d she do wrong? Why not include Frank Davis’s new position (if he has one or is just in limbo). Personnel announcements from Ford are always suspect.