Ford reshapes EV leadership as Doug Field exits and Alan Clarke rises

Ford says Doug Field will depart next month, with ex-Tesla engineer Alan Clarke promoted to vice president of Advanced Development Projects to continue leading Ford’s Universal Electric Vehicle platform. Field says he’s passing the baton as Ford pivots after a $19.5 billion EV write-down and the cancellation of some EV programs (F-150 Lightning, T3, electric van). The company also created a Product Creation and Integration unit led by COO Kumar Galhotra to scale digital products, and plans to refresh most of its lineup by 2029 with 90% of vehicles featuring new electric architectures by decade’s end.