Background
Trotman, Alexander James was born on July 22, 1933 in Middlesex, England.
automobile manufacturing company executive
Trotman, Alexander James was born on July 22, 1933 in Middlesex, England.
Married. Master of Business Administration, Michigan State University, 1972. Various positions Ford Motor Company, 1951, officer Royal Air Force, 1951-1955. Ford of Britain, 1955-1967, director car production planning office Ford of Europe, 1967-1969, special assignment advanced car production planning department Ford United States of America, 1969-1970, manager product planning department Lincoln-Mercury division, 1970-1971, director marketing staff sales planning office,1971-1972, executive director product planning, product planning and research, 1972-1975, chief car planning manager, car production development group, 1975-1977, executive director operations planning, 1977-1978, assistant general manager, truck and recreational product operations, 1978-1979, vice president truck operations Ford of Europe, 1979-1983, president Ford Asia-Pacific Incorporated., 1983-1984, president Ford of Europe, Incorporated., 1984-1988, executive vice president Northern American Auto Operations, 1988-1993, president Ford Auto Group, 1993, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, director Ford Motor Company, 1993-1998.
Board directors Ford Motor Company, board directors International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Armonk, New York, Imperial Chemical Industries, London, New York Stock Exch., New York City.
Advising committee member Chase International Knightedby Queen of England, 1996. Officer Royal Air Force, 1951-1955.
Various positions Ford Motor Company, from 1951, Ford of Britain, 1955-1967. Director car production planning office Ford of Europe, 1967-1969. Special assignment advanced car production planning department Ford United States of America, 1969-1970, manager product planning department Lincoln-Mercury division, 1970-1971, director marketing staff sales planning office, 1971-1972, executive director product planning, product planning and research, 1972-1975, chief car planning manager, car production development group, 1975-1977, executive director operations planning, 1977-1978, assistant general manager truck and recreational products operations, 1978-1979.
Vice president truck operations Ford of Europe, 1979-1983. President Ford Asia-Pacific Inc., 1983-1984, Ford of Europe, Inc., 1984-1988. Executive vice president North America Auto Operations, 1988-1993.
President Ford Auto Group, 1993. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Ford Motor Company, 1993—1998. Board directors Ford Motor Company, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Armonk, New York, Imperial Chemical Industries, London, New York Stock Exchange, New York City.
Advisory committee member Chase International Knighted by Queen of England, 1996.
Member American-China Society, United States China Business Council, United States-Japan Business Council, Business Roundtable, Business Council. Served with Royal Air Force, 1951-1955.
Married.