Executives

Bill Ford nearly doubles stake in Ford's supervoting shares

Bill Ford Jr. now owns about 8.1 million Class B shares, including shares held in trusts for others, including his children. (Bradley C. Bower/Bloomberg)
June 26, 2013 05:00 AM

DETROIT (Reuters) -- Bill Ford Jr., executive chairman of Ford Motor Co. and great-grandson of the company's founder, nearly doubled his holdings in a special class of supervoting shares that gives the Ford family more sway over the automaker's direction.

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