Ford has moved quickly to replace its North American boss after the executive resigned for ‘inappropriate’ behavior (F)

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• Ford has promoted Kumar Galhotra to run its all-important North American business.
• The move comes one day after Ford veteran and former North American head Raj Nair resigned amid allegations of inappropriate conduct.
• Galhotra is a 29-year Ford veteran who had served as CMO and was leading the comeback of the Lincoln brand.

One day after Raj Nair, Ford’s North American president, abruptly resigned from the company amid allegations of inappropriate behavior, the automaker has moved rapidly to stabilize the leadership of its most important market.

Ford announced that Kumar Galhotra, who was promoted to be Chief Marketing Officer last year, would take over as group vice president and president for the US and Canadian unit.

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