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Gary Boes
Title: Vehicle Line Director, Product Development, Asia Pacific, for Car Vehicle
Segments (B, C/CD and D carlines)
Gary Boes is Vehicle Line Director, Product Development, Asia Pacific, for Ford’s Car Vehicle
Segments (B, C/CD and D carlines). He is based in Shanghai, China.
Before moving to his current job function, Boes moved to Shanghai in September 2011 to take
up the position of Vehicle Line Director, Product Development. In this role, he was responsible
for all of Ford’s Truck vehicle segments in Asia Pacific.
During his time at Ford, Boes has worked his way up through the ranks. He has filled positions
such as systems engineer, launch manager for the 1995 Ranger and Explorer, chief engineer
for the Thunderbird, Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT, program manager for the 2005 Mustang, and
vehicle line director for global compact pickups in Asia Pacific.
While studying mechanical engineering in college, Boes gained valuable on-the-job industry
experience working for Johnson Controls/Prince Automotive. His first job out of college was with
General Motors before joining Ford
Boes’ career with Ford has taken him from Michigan to the U.K., Italy, Australia, and now China.
Along the way he picked up a master’s degree in business administration.
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July 2015