FREE Luncheon, Kimberly A. Casiano Speaker

FREE Luncheon: Tuesday, 8 October 2024 at The Dearborn Country Club

Kimberly A. Casiano was elected to the Ford Motor Company board of directors in 2003. She serves on the audit committee, nominating and governance committee and sustainability, innovation and policy committee.  She is the first Hispanic woman to serve on a Fortune 100 top five corporate board.  She is a very dynamic speaker and has many interesting stories regarding her contributions to the Ford Motor Company and the other Boards she serves on, as well as many other interesting corporate strategies that will be discuss.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in politics and Latin American studies from Princeton University in 1979, graduating magna cum laude, and obtained her MBA from Harvard Business School in 1981.  When she was an undergraduate at Princeton University where she studied politics and Latin American history. Although there were not many Latino students in her class—she was one of only two from Puerto Rico—her Latin American studies courses were almost entirely composed of Latino students. To liven up the discussions in one of these courses, Casiano regularly argued against one of the few non-Latino students in her class, even when she agreed with his statements. She later learned he was Bill Ford, the great-grandson of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford.

If you live in Southeast Michigan, please consider attending this luncheon at The Dearborn Country Club in person to see and hear all that is planned to be covered, as well as provide the opportunity for you to personally ask her questions you may be interested in.  By attending in person, you can also see and hear what your fellow co-workers and other retirees are talking about, in addition to the primary meeting topic. 

Registration is open now until Friday, 4 October as meal counts must be provided for the kitchen.  To register for the event, go to the FREE Website, scroll down to the “Members Login” and then the “UPCOMING EVENT” to register for the meeting.  Click on Register, go to Menu Choice and check the meal selection (typically meat or fish), or check Zoom only (if you are unable to attend in person).  If you prefer a special meal for your personal dietary requirements, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and let us know at least 5 days in advance of the meeting.

Next, check the “I will attend this event” box and be sure to click the “Process Registration” button.  A confirmation message will appear at the top of the page when it refreshes.

If you have any problems trying to register, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; please don’t wait until the last minute. If you don’t register, we may not be able to serve you.  Send us a message at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you need some help in getting transportation to Dearborn for the meeting.  We will try to find others in your area that you can “hitch” a ride with.

The Zoom invitation will be emailed to those who register for Zoom only. It will also be available at the FREE Website the day of the event.

MEETING SCHEDULE:

10:45 AM: Registration begins at Dearborn Country Club

11:30 AM: Lunch – Pot Roast or Whitefish - $30.00

12:15 PM: Gene Nelson – Opening remarks

12:30 PM: Andy Acho – Introduction and brief video – Kim Casiano, Ford Board of Directors

The Zoom session will start earlier and will go live at 12:15.

Following Kim Casiano’s presentation will be a question & answer discussion. Only in-person members will be able to participate in the interactive Q & A. Zoom participants should submit questions in advance by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . They will be consolidated and integrated into the Q & A by the moderator.

Looking forward to seeing you all!