Back in May 2021, Ford Pro was officially revealed as that automaker’s dedicated, global vehicle services and distribution business solely dedicated to commercial and government customers. The decision to spin off its commercial business has since paid off big time for Ford – quite literally – as Ford Pro has become an incredibly popular and profitable entity, one that offers a full suite of not only vehicles, but also, software, chargers, and other services for fleets. A big part of that success can be attributed to Ford Pro CEO Ted Cannis, who has now decided to retire.
Since its launch, Ted Cannis has served as the top executive at Ford Pro, but he’s actually been with The Blue Oval since 1989, when he started out in finance before serving in various leadership positions in Venezuela, Argentina, Turkey, and Russia. Between 2017-2020, Cannis was the global director, Battery Electric Vehicles, leading Team Edison, the team that developed the Ford Mustang Mach-E and was also involved in the development of the Ford F-150 Lightning and E-Transit. In addition to leading Ford Pro since 2021, Cannis also took over the helm at Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) in 2023.
Ford has yet to choose Cannis’ successor, but announced that Ford Blue president Andrew Frick will take over Ford Pro on interim basis. Additionally, current Ford Blue chief financial officer Daniel Justo has been appointed as a company officer, vice president, FCSD, and will now report to Frick.
“Ted’s energy and passion for customers has been instrumental in building Ford Pro into a business that’s tracking towards $70 billion in revenue this year – a Fortune 100-size company in its own right,” said Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO. “Ford Pro has the widest and most flexible commercial vehicle lineup, an industry-leading service network including our dealerships and upfitter partnerships, and a sharp focus on lowering the total cost of ownership and increasing uptime for customers. Ford Pro is now poised to become a true, technology-driven growth business – evidenced by the 600,000 paid subscriptions in the second quarter – and a greater competitive advantage for Ford and our customers.”
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That’s too bad. Cannis and Lawler are the two best people Ford has. I wish him well (and wonder what he will do next).
I totally agree. Ted and John are both very good employees and good men too. I wish Ted nothing but the best in the future.