David SCHOCH

   

release time：2017-03-09 15:53:41  view count：79565  source：Boao Forum for Asia

Ford Motor Company Group Vice President and President, Asia Pacific

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ford China

David L. Schoch was named Ford Motor Company group vice president and president, Asia Pacific effective Dec 1, 2012. On June 1, 2016, he was named to the additional role of chairman and chief executive officer, Ford China. He reports to Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company president and chief executive officer.

In this role, Schoch has responsibility for all of Ford’s operations and partnerships within the Asia Pacific region. He also leads Ford’s operations in China – including the Ford China import business as well as Ford’s passenger car joint venture Changan Ford and commercial vehicle joint venture Jiangling Motors Corporation He is based in Shanghai, China.

Prior to being named president of Ford’s Asia Pacific operations, Schoch held the role of chairman and CEO, Ford China.

Schoch has served in a variety of positions around the world since joining the company as a financial analyst in 1977. This includes serving as controller, The Americas, as well as executive director, Ford Canada, Mexico and South America Operations. He also served as chief financial officer and vice president of Strategic Planning for Ford of Europe. Before joining Ford of Europe, Schoch was chief financial officer of Ford Asia-Pacific Operations. Schoch’s extensive global experience also includes senior leadership positions in South America and South Africa.

Schoch, born in April of 1951, received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Lycoming College and his MBA in Finance from Temple University. Schoch and his wife, Carol, have three daughters.