Bradley M. Gayton — Group VP, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel at Ford Motor Company | Comparably
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Bradley M. Gayton — Group VP, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel at Ford Motor Company

Bradley M. Gayton — Group VP, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel at Ford Motor Company

Executive Bio

Mr. Bradley M. Gayton has been Group Vice President and General Counsel of Ford Motor Company since January 01, 2016 and has been its Chief Administrative Officer since June 1, 2017. In this role, Mr. Gayton leads Ford Motor's litigation, tax, corporate and intellectual property efforts. He also advises Ford Motor's board of directors and senior management on a wide range of legal issues and oversees its General Auditor's Office. He served as Corporate Secretary of Ford Motor Company since April 01, 2012. He served as Assistant General Counsel at Ford Motor Company from January 2011 to January 01, 2016 and served as its Assistant Corporate Secretary from January 2011 to April 1, 2012. In this role, he had direct responsibility as secretary to the Board of Directors and for related governance and legal matters. He had legal responsibility for NYSE and SEC compliance and reporting, including annual and quarterly reporting, proxy statement and registration statements, as well as legal responsibility for supporting Ford's Treasury operations in capital markets and debt financing transactions. In this role, he also led a team dedicated to providing legal counsel on privacy and data protection matters, including cross-border data transfers and data usage and provided administrative oversight of Ford's global compliance function. He joined Ford's Office of General Counsel in 1991. He has held positions of increasing responsibility within the Office of General Counsel including serving as director of Legal Affairs ' Canada, Mexico and South America with responsibility for managing all aspects of Ford's legal matters related to regional manufacturing, sales and service and distribution activities. He served as Assistant Tax Officer with responsibility for U.S. federal and state compliance, analysis, transfer pricing and all aspects of global indirect taxes including litigation. Mr. Gayton holds a bachelor's degree in business and a law degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Executive Team Culture Ratings from Ford Motor Company Employees

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Ford Motor Company's Executive Team scores in the Top 50%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?
Department - Business Development 93/100
Experience - Entry Level 84/100
Department - Design 82/100
Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?
Department - Operations 56/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years 61/100
Department - Customer Support 63/100

Ford Motor Company's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 511 ratings, Ford Motor Company's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a ā€œC+ā€ or 65/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Business Development department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Operations department.

Ford Motor Company's Executive Team ranks in the Top 50% of other companies in Warren, MI and Top 50% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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