| Ford Land Appoints New Sales and Leasing Manager |
 Rich Bardelli, Sales and Leasing Manager, Ford Land Feb 11, 2010 – Ford Land has appointed Rich Bardelli Sales and Leasing Manager, responsible for leasing Ford Land's 5 million-square-foot Fairlane portfolio of office and R&D properties in Dearborn and Allen Park, Mich. A 20-year Ford employee, Bardelli has spent much of his career in Project Management and Planning. He joined Ford Land in 1989 as a Facility Planner and has held a variety of positions which each have played a role in preparing him for this position. "Rich's knowledge of our commercial services -- planning, engineering, project management and property management -- is an asset to tenants considering leasing space from Ford Land," said Rob Cory, Director of Commercial Properties, Ford Land. In his previous position, Bardelli developed a strategic master plan for 16 million square feet of Ford properties in southeast Michigan that consolidated Ford employees in core buildings. Leasing the newly available commercial office space to third party tenants is his current focus. In this new position, Bardelli joins a growing Sales and Leasing Team which includes John Davis and Karen O'Neil, also Sales and Leasing Managers. - # # # - About Ford Land Ford Ford Motor Land Development Corporation (Ford Land), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, is a full-service real estate company that plans, constructs, manages, and redevelops properties worldwide. Headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., Ford Land owns and leases more than 5 million square feet of commercial office and research space in Fairlane, its master planned community in Dearborn and Allen Park, Mich. Additional information, including properties available for sale and lease, is available at www.fordland.com. About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 198,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford's products, please visit www.ford.com. |
