Richard Parry-Jones

Richard Parry-Jones was group vice president-Global Product Development, and Chief Technical Officer of at Ford Motor Company until his retirement from Ford on December 31, 2007 Parry-Jones directed the concurrent development of dozens of vehicles at Ford and significantly influenced vehicles including the 1993 Ford Mondeo, both the 1998 International Ford Focus and 2000 North American Ford Focus, the European 1981 Escort and 1983 Sierra, as well as the Ka, Fiesta, Puma, Cougar and Galaxy. Parry-Jones oversaw product development activities for all Ford vehicles worldwide, as well as the Design, Research and Vehicle Technology functions. As Chief Technical Officer, he reported to the company's Board of Directors on technical matters,...