• Kevin Legel, Vice President, Labor Affairs, is retiring after a 32-year career at Ford
  
  
• Michael S. Fitzsimmons will join Ford Motor Company, effective Oct. 20 as Vice President, Global Labor reporting to Jen Waldo, Chief People and Employee Experience Officer
  
  
• Fitzsimmons succeeds Legel, and joins the company from Boeing, where he served as Vice President, Labor Relations

Ford today appointed Mike Fitzsimmons to Vice President, Global Labor. Fitzsimmons brings over two decades of extensive experience in labor relations, employment law and HR policy across several prominent global corporations. Most recently, he led The Boeing Company’s worldwide labor relations, including managing collective bargaining and contract administration for contracts covering over 60,000 unionized employees.

Fitzsimmons has also held labor, legal and HR roles at Microsoft Corporation, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and at Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Fitzsimmons will lead Ford’s global labor team. Ford Chief People and Employee Experience Officer Jen Waldo commented: “We are pleased to welcome Mike to our team and look forward to having his deep knowledge of labor relations at Ford.”

Fitzsimmons succeeds Kevin Legel, who is retiring after 32 years at Ford. Throughout his career, Legel has made numerous contributions to Ford’s HR organization and labor affairs organization. Notably, Legel has led the company’s labor affairs, medical and safety operations since December 2019.

Waldo added: “I want to thank Kevin for his many years of service to Ford. We wish him all the best in his retirement.”