Angove to head Mazda ASEAN

Angove to head Mazda ASEAN

JAKARTA: PT Ford Motor Indonesia (FMI) president director Will
Angove has been appointed as the new managing director of Mazda
ASEAN Ltd. -- a new organization under the Mazda Motor Company to
oversee Mazda's expansion in the rapidly growing Southeast Asian
market, the company said in a statement.

Angove will officially take the new seat on July 1 at his new
office in Bangkok. Once he assumes power, his organization will
be responsible to develop and support local sales operations and
growing awareness of Mazda brands.

During his five-year tenure with FMI, Angove managed to
relaunch Ford brand thanks to Ranger trucks. Under his
leadership, FMI recorded increasing sales from 1,600 in 2002,
3,794 in 2003 and 6,119 last year.

Mazda is under the Michigan-based Ford Motor Company along
with other brands of Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln,
Mercury and Volvo. -- JP