News - FordNew overseas role for Aussie Ford executiveTravelin’ Man: From Geelong to Pretoria to Pluak Daeng and now back to Pretoria, Tim Day has become one of Ford’s top manufacturing execs, most recently with the Aussie-developed Ranger and derivatives. Day moves from Ford’s AAT JV in Thailand to Silverton plant chief in South Africa12 Feb 2020 By TERRY MARTIN EXPAT Australian and Ford veteran Tim Day has taken another step in his distinguished career as an international automotive manufacturing executive, taking on the position of plant manager at Ford Motor Company’s Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria, South Africa.
Mr Day was previously executive vice-president of manufacturing at Ford and Mazda’s Auto Alliance Thailand (AAT) joint venture, which builds the Australian-developed Ranger ute and Everest SUV for the South-East Asian and Oceania markets, and where his responsibilities included both powertrain and vehicle assembly.
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