Ford Motor Company has announced the retirements of five senior managers, effective from January 2002. Two of the positions will not be replaced.

Those leaving the company are James Donaldson, group vice president Global Business Development, Vaughn Koshkarian, vice president Ford Asia Pacific, Michael Jordan, vice president Ford Customer Service Division and president of the Automotive Consumer Services Group, James Yost, vice president of corporate strategy and Elliott Hall, vice president of dealer development.

Also Lincoln Mercury president Mark Hutchins will retire in 2002.

Kathleen Ligocki will become vice president of strategy, business development and Canada and Mexico, Mark Schulz corporate vice president and Brian Kelley will become Lincoln Mercury's new president