Ford Motor Company (F) announced on Wednesday the addition of two new board members.
The automaker named James P. Hackett and John C. Lechleiter as the newest members of the company’s board of directors. Hackett’s new role will begin immediately, while Lechlieter will officially join on October 1, 2013.
Hackett is currently the CEO of Steelcase, Inc–a furniture maker–and also serves on the board of Fifth Third Bancorp, the National Center for Arts and Technology, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Life Sciences Institute at University of Michigan. Lechlieter is the President and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company, one of the largest pharmaceutical firms in the world, and also serves on the board of Nike, Inc, United Way Worldwide, Xavier University, the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and the Life Sciences Foundation.
Ford shares slipped 0.11% during Wednesday’s trading session. Year-to-date, the stock is up 32.95%.
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