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Edsel Bryant Ford II (born December 27, 1948) is the great-grandson of Henry Ford I, grandson of Edsel Ford I, and the only son of Henry Ford II.He served as a member of the board of directors of Ford Motor Company for 33 years before announcing his retirement, and serves on the finance committee and sustainability and innovation committee.
Edsel Ford II (grandson) William Clay Ford Jr. (grandson) Edsel Bryant Ford (November 6, 1893 – May 26, 1943) was an American business executive and philanthropist who was the only child of pioneering industrialist Henry Ford and his wife, Clara Jane Bryant Ford .
President of Ford Motor Company No. Name Took office Left office Notes 1 John S. Gray [13] June 17, 1903 October 22, 1906 2 Henry Ford [13] October 22, 1906 January 1, 1919 3 Edsel Ford [13] January 1, 1919 May 26, 1943 4 Henry Ford [13] May 26, 1943 September 21, 1945 5 Henry Ford II [13] September 21, 1945 November 9, 1960 6 Robert McNamara [13]
The story begins with America’s preeminent industrialist Henry Ford and his son Edsel (Edsel II’s grandfather). In 1936, with an initial gift of $25,000, ...
The great-grandson of Henry Ford rarely gives interviews. But we caught up with Edsel Ford II to talk about Le Mans 1966.
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The Ford family are also members of the Episcopal Church. [ 1 ] Although the Ford family's ownership stake in the automaker had declined to less than 50% of the company's equity as of 2010 [update] , the family retained operational control through a special class of stock that was established early in the company's history and retained when the ...
The Edsel B. Ford II Stock Index From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Edsel B. Ford II joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 92.0 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.