Martin Leach, former head of Maserati, Ford of Europe, dies at 59

Leach, pictured in Dec. 2015, worked at Ford for 28 years, including as president and COO of the automaker's European division from 2002 until 2003. He also served as corporate vice president and managing director of Mazda, a longtime Ford partner, from 1996 to 2000. (BLOOMBERG)

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Stephen Miller

November 02, 2016 05:00 AM

Martin Leach, a former Ford Motor Co. executive who led its European unit and also ran Maserati before taking a top position at electric carmaker NextEV Inc., has died. He was 59.

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