Jim Hackett to retire as CEO of Ford; Jim Farley named successor

August 04, 2020 01:00 PM

DETROIT — Jim Hackett plans to retire Oct. 1 as CEO of Ford Motor Co., after a three-year tenure in which he empowered workers to make quicker decisions and started a broad restructuring effort that hasn’t yet bolstered profits.

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