Ford appoints new boss for Australia

[Brisbane XR5]

Car producer Ford is to get a new boss in Australia with Bill Osborne to take over as president in February.

Mr Osborne, 47, currently the chief executive of the Ford Motor Company in Canada, will replace Tom Gorman who has been president for almost four years.

"Bill Osborne has a wealth of business and industry knowledge and will be an immense asset to the Ford Australia team," said Ford Motor Company Asia Pacific executive vice president John Parker.

"He has led the Ford of Canada team admirably since November 2005 and is well placed to take the Australian operations to the next level of global integration and significance."

Mr Parker said Mr Gorman had been an outstanding leader of Ford Australia and had brought the company through some challenging times.

"He has elected to move onto other exciting opportunities outside the automotive industry and we wish him well in his new role," he said.

AAP