Stanley Gillen
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Stanley James Gillen was an Ohio born automobile executive who filled a series of high level appointments in the USA and subsequently in Europe
with the Ford Motor Company
.
Gillen joined the Ford Motor Company
from General Motors
in Michigan in 1947 and achieved rapid promotion through a series of administrative and executive appointments that included a period in Ford’s defence products division, the tractor division, the steel division and the parts division. Between 1962 and 1965 he was also Chairman of Autolite Motor Products Ltd
, a Ford UK subsidiary and maufacturer of sparking plugs.
On 1 August 1965 he was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Ford of Britain
in succession to J. Allen Barke. In 1967 he was appointed additionally a Vice-President of the Ford Motor Company
: at this time he relinquished his job as managing Director at Ford of Britain
, being succeeded by Leonard Crossland
. Gillen moved to become Chairman and president of a new entity named Ford of Europe Inc
, while retaining a Directorship at Ford of Britain
. By this time the launch of the new Ford Escort, which would become the first post-war for to be manufactured and marketed simultaneously by Ford of Britain and Ford of Germany, was less than a year away. In 1971 Gillen retired from his senior positions at Ford.
Gillen married in 1935 to Mary Elizabeth Marks. The marriage produced three recorded daughters.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
with the Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
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Gillen joined the Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
from General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
in Michigan in 1947 and achieved rapid promotion through a series of administrative and executive appointments that included a period in Ford’s defence products division, the tractor division, the steel division and the parts division. Between 1962 and 1965 he was also Chairman of Autolite Motor Products Ltd
Honeywell
Honeywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
, a Ford UK subsidiary and maufacturer of sparking plugs.
On 1 August 1965 he was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Ford of Britain
Ford of Britain
Ford of Britain is a British wholly owned subsidiary of Ford of Europe, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. Its business started in 1909 and has its registered office in Brentwood, Essex...
in succession to J. Allen Barke. In 1967 he was appointed additionally a Vice-President of the Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
: at this time he relinquished his job as managing Director at Ford of Britain
Ford of Britain
Ford of Britain is a British wholly owned subsidiary of Ford of Europe, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. Its business started in 1909 and has its registered office in Brentwood, Essex...
, being succeeded by Leonard Crossland
Leonard Crossland
Sir Leonard Crossland was an automobile executive who filled a succession of increasingly high level appointments with Ford of Britain, culminating with the chairmanship which he held between 1968 and 1972....
. Gillen moved to become Chairman and president of a new entity named Ford of Europe Inc
Ford Europe
-History:Ford of Europe was founded in 1967 on the merger of the British and German divisions of the Ford Motor Company. The original Ford Transit range of panel vans launched in 1965, was the first formal co-operation between the two entities, simultaneously developed to replace the German Ford...
, while retaining a Directorship at Ford of Britain
Ford of Britain
Ford of Britain is a British wholly owned subsidiary of Ford of Europe, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. Its business started in 1909 and has its registered office in Brentwood, Essex...
. By this time the launch of the new Ford Escort, which would become the first post-war for to be manufactured and marketed simultaneously by Ford of Britain and Ford of Germany, was less than a year away. In 1971 Gillen retired from his senior positions at Ford.
Gillen married in 1935 to Mary Elizabeth Marks. The marriage produced three recorded daughters.