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• February 11 - Sam Wu, President & CEO, Ford China and International Markets

  • When
    11-Feb-2026
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    6:45 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM ONLY

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  Sam Wu has been president and CEO of Ford China since March 2023 and leads Ford’s International Markets Group. He reports directly to Jim Farley, president and CEO of Ford Motor Company, and serves as an elected company Wu joined Ford Motor Company in 2022 as the managing director and chief operating officer of Ford China. In these roles, he managed engineering, manufacturing, quality and purchasing for Ford China and oversees the company’s in-country commercial vehicle division.

  Wu joined Ford China after holding leadership roles in Asia for several major global companies across a range of industries. Before joining Ford, Wu was president, Asia Pacific, and a member of the global executive committee for Whirlpool Corp. Prior to that, he was president and CEO of Osram’s Asia-Pacific business, and, earlier, vice president and regional general manager for Honeywell Process Solutions in Greater China. Wu’s career also includes a tenure with General Electric in senior level positions.

  Wu holds a bachelor’s degree in thermal energy engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and information management, respectively, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University.

  AGENDA

  6:45 PM – ZOOM Opens -- Join the meeting to be ready for 7PM Start

  7:00 PM – Gene Nelson -- Introductory Comments (ZOOM Opens)

  7:15 PM – Participant Polling Exercise

  7:30 PM – Sam Wu -- Presentation and Q&A

  8:30 PM – Meeting Debrief & New Website Discussion / Q&A

  9:30 PM – ZOOM Closes

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• March 25 - Philip Nussel, Editor, Automotive News (Retired)

  • When
    25-Mar-2026
  •  
    9:45 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM ONLY

  Philip "Phil" Nussel is a retired automotive and business journalist known for his long tenure as an editor at Automotive News and Crain's Detroit Business. During his career, he managed news coverage, supervised staff, and held various editing roles, including online editor for Automotive News and chief assigning editor for Crain's. He is a University of Michigan alumnus and a native of Toledo, Ohio.

  Career: Nussel had a multi-decade career as a business journalist, with significant editing roles at major Detroit publications. At Automotive News, Phil was the online editor for Automotive News and previously joined as industry editor in 2005, overseeing coverage of suppliers, technology, and manufacturing. At Crain's Detroit Business, he served as the chief assigning editor for seven years, overseeing all news coverage and supervising editors and reporters. His career also included positions at The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press.

  Personal: He is an alumnus of the University of Michigan and a native of Toledo, Ohio. His interests include golf, tennis, and playing the banjo.

  
  

  AGENDA

   9:45 AM –  Zoom Opens -- Login so you will be ready for the start

  10:00 AM – Gene Nelson -- Introductory  Comments

  10:15  AM – Participant Polling Exercise

  10:30  AM – Phil Nussel Presentation and Q&A

  11:30  AM – Meeting Debrief & New Website Discussion and Q&A

  12:30  PM – ZOOM Closes

  
  

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