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Our Board consists of four Board of Advisors and twenty Board of Council Members.
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As a White House Fellow (1978-1979), Mr. Padilla took a leave of absence from Ford Motor Company to serve in the Carter administration as the special assistant to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Juanita Kreps.  More recently, Mr. Padilla served on the U.S. Department of Commerce's Manufacturing Council.

Mr. Padilla is active in his community, supporting a number of educational, charitable and community organizations such as Focus:  HOPE, the United Way, the University of Detroit Mercy and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

James J. Padilla joined Ford Motor Company in 1966, beginning his career as a quality control engineer. In 1976, he accepted the first series of management positions in product engineering and manufacturing.  These included Manufacturing Operations Manager for the Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer, Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique, and Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable car lines.  He also worked as Director, Small Car Segment, Car Product Development.

In the early 1990s, Jim held a number of positions at Jaguar Cars during its critical turnaround period.  Under his leadership, Jaguar successfully launched the Jaguar XJ series, the Jaguar XK-8 and the world-class AJ26 engine and Jaguar S-Type.

Jim's success at Jaguar is just one of many during his 40-year career with Ford.  During his two years (1996-1998) as president of Ford's South America Operations, Jim led the restructuring of the company's operations following a complicated dissolution of a joint venture with Volkswagen.  Jim also played a key role in helping implement Chairman Bill Ford's plan to revitalize the historic Ford Rouge Complex in Dearborn.  The result of the redevelopment is lean, flexible and sustainable manufacturing at one of the world's largest and oldest industrial icons.

Jim retired in June 2006 as Ford's President, COO and Board Leadership member where he was responsible for the global automotive business, overseeing marketing, manufacturing, engineering and other operations in more than 200 markets with 327,000 employees.

Born in Detroit, Jim holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Detroit.  He was a White House Fellow and served as special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in 1978 and 1979.

Jim is a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council.  The 13-member council of manufacturing leaders from across U.S. industry works closely with the Commerce secretary in developing policies that will help U.S. manufacturers succeed in the global marketplace.

Jim has received numerous awards for his career and civic achievements.  He received the Manufacturing Leadership Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers in 1999 and was named a Fellow by the National Academy of Engineering in 2001.  In 2004, he was honored by the government of Mexico with the Ohtli Award, the highest recognition that can be bestowed on a person of Mexican descent living outside the country.

Jim has a keen interest in corporate governance and board leadership development.

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Mr. Casale is Executive Vice President with commercial responsibility for all of Monsanto's business in North America and Latin America

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Both Fortune and Forbes rank Mrs. Cico since several years among “The World’s Most Powerful Women.”  As South America’s first female CEO in the telecom sector, she was elected by Reuters as “Best CEO in the Latin American Telecommunication Sector.”  Carla also has an impressive track record running major marathons… MORE »
 
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In July 2006, Joseph A. Bosch, was elected Senior Vice President - Human Resources of Centex Corporation.  Prior to this position, Joe was Senior Vice President – Human Resources of Tenet HealthSystem Medical, Inc. in Dallas, Texas.
 
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As Chairman of the Royal Society of Arts and Deputy Chairman of the American Management Association, the world’s largest not-for-profit professional development company, Sir Paul sits on the Advisory Board of Barclays Private Bank, London, and Abraaj Capital, Dubai, a $1.5Bill asset management firm... MORE »
 

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Mr. Moskowitz is Executive Vice President of Human Resources for the Dean Foods Company in Dallas. Dean Foods, a Fortune 500 company, is the nation’s largest dairy products company with both national and regional brands.

Mr. Moskowitz grew up in North Carolina, graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from Rice University with a MBA. ... MORE »
 

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