Major Corporate Shake-Up Puts Ford Woes in Overdrive

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NEW YORK–Beleaguered automotive company Ford Thursday announced a major shakeup in its board of directors, with five corporate officers retiring effective Jan. 2002.

Among those leaving the Dearborn, Mich.-based company are 30-plus-year veterans James D. Donaldson, group vice president global business development; Vaughn Koshkarian, vice president Ford Asia Pacific and Michael D. Jordan, vice president Ford customer service division and president automotive consumer services group. James A. Yost, vice president corporate strategy, is retiring after more than 27 years at Ford; and Elliott S.

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