Ford EV Chief Doug Field to Exit During Tech Reorganization

Ford Motor said Doug Field, Chief EV, Digital and Design Officer, will leave the company next month as part of a restructuring that combines its electric vehicle, software, and manufacturing operations into a single unit, according to the company’s announcement.

The company created a new Product Creation and Industrialization organization led by Chief Operating Officer Kumar Galhotra. Ford said the group will take end-to-end responsibility for vehicle development across engineering, software, and production.

The restructuring follows changes to Ford’s EV and software programs. The company canceled multiple next-generation EV projects and an advanced electrical architecture designed to act as the central computing system for future vehicles.

Ford recorded a $19.5 billion writedown tied to those changes as it reduced spending on certain EV initiatives, according to Reuters.