Jim Hackett

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) revealed Tuesday its vision for the future of the company - indeed, for the future of how humans will interact with vehicles in general. It's a conversation the company is keen to be a part of, along with other old school automakers like General Motors Company (NYSE...

Shares of traditional automakers Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) have had a lackluster run thus far into the year. For that matter, their performance in 2016 wasn't anything to boast about. Lackadaisical 2016 Compared to a mere 2.44-percent gain by GM in...

Recently appointed CEO of Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) Jim Hackett hosted a meeting with analysts this week, which appears to have eased sell-side concerns following Mark Fields’ ousting. “Overall it did feel different,” said Deutsche Bank analyst Rod Lache in a note. Hackett was...

The market optimism about the new Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) CEO Jim Hackett was short-lived. Ford shares initially jumped 1.3 percent on news last week that Hackett would be taking over the top leadership position from former CEO Mark Fields. However, since the day of the announcement, Ford...

Deutsche Bank Securities analysts said they are cautiously optimistic about the implication of the management changes, including the CEO shakeup, the company announced earlier this week. Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced the ouster of CEO Mark Fields, replacing him with Jim Hackett, who...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced Sunday night its CEO Mark Fields will be replaced by Jim Hackett, the president of Ford Smart Mobility LLC. The unexpected move comes not long after the company’s annual shareholder meeting, held virtually on May 11. Executive chairman Bill Ford thanked...

An executive shuffle occurred at Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) as Jim Hackett, the former CEO of office furniture giant Steelcase Inc. (NYSE: SCS), was named CEO Monday. He will replace Mark Fields, who stepped down after overseeing a 40-percent plunge in the carmaker's stock price since taking over...

Jim Hackett, tapped to change the culture at the nation’s No. 2 automaker, brings a background in football and office furniture as the new CEO of Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F). Hackett, the former CEO of office furniture giant Steelcase Inc. (NYSE: SCS), was picked on Monday to replace Mark...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) CEO Mark Fields will be replaced as early as Monday by Jim Hackett, according to a report from Forbes and other media outlets. The unexpected management shakeup adds to a tumultuous year for mature automakers like Ford and General Motors Company(NYSE: GM), who, despite...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced on Thursday it has hired Rajendra "Raj" Rao, who will leave his position as vice president of digital business model innovation at 3M Co (NYSE: MMM) where he led the company's Silicon Valley digital hub and Internet-of-Things (IoT) projects. Why exactly is...