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Richard Parry-Jones FREng〔 was Group Vice President-Global Product Development, Chief Technical Officer and Head of Global R&D Operations at Ford Motor Company〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Autocar, 27 February 2005 )〕 until his retirement from Ford in December 2007.〔 Parry-Jones directed the concurrent development of dozens of vehicles at Ford〔 and significantly influenced vehicles including the 1993 Ford Mondeo, both the 1998 International Ford Focus and 2000 North American Ford Focus,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Edmunds.com, 19 October 2007 )〕 the European 1981 Escort and 1983 Sierra, as well as the Ka, Fiesta, Puma, Cougar and Galaxy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Edmunds.com, Auto Observer, 19 October 2007 )〕 Parry-Jones oversaw product development for Ford vehicles worldwide, as well as design, research and vehicle technology.〔 As Chief Technical Officer, he reported to the company's Board of Directors on technical matters,〔 headed a technical staff of 30,000 engineers, scientists, designers and business professionals in North America, Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, including the Ford, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover, and Aston Martin brands.〔 Parry-Jones was also responsible for product safety and environmental initiatives at Ford.〔 This included follow-up work on the company's response to problems that arose through its use of Firestone tyres on Ford Explorer SUVs. Parry-Jones has described this as his most difficult time as an engineer. "I probably lost a half a stone over that period because it was just so intense. I learned a lot from that. Most of all I learned the power of really rigorous engineering analysis in saving lives.”〔 Parry-Jones has been noted for suggesting that "building a supercar is much easier than creating excellence for the millions."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Automobile Magazine Online, 3 July 2002 )〕 Edmunds.com called Parry-Jones a "driving dynamics guru"〔 and Autocar called him "one of the world's leading automotive engineers."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Autocar, 24 July 2008 )〕 ==Personal and professional history== Born in Bangor, North Wales,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Ford Press Release, 26 July 2005 )〕 the descendant of a North Wales slate quarry worker〔 Parry-Jones got the idea to become an automotive engineer after seeing the RAC Rally (now Rally GB) pass through the forest near his childhood home.〔 Parry-Jones joined Ford product development in 1969 as an undergraduate trainee, and was awarded a first class honors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Salford University, Manchester in 1973.〔 He was appointed Manager of Small Car Programs in 1982〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Cranfield University, Honorary Graduate )〕 and was named Executive Engineer of Ford's Technological Research in Europe in 1985,〔 before adding responsibility for Vehicle Concepts a year later.〔 Fluent in English and German,〔 Parry-Jones's international experience includes an assignment as Director of Vehicle Concepts Engineering in the United States in 1988,〔 before taking charge of Manufacturing Operations at Ford's Cologne, Germany, assembly plant in 1990.〔〔 He retired from Ford in 2007, after 38 years with the company. While at Ford, Parry-Jones had been courted by Ferdinand Piëch to head the product development group at Volkswagen AG.〔 On retiring from Ford, Parry-Jones became involved on policy matters.〔 He advised the Welsh Government on economic development, transport, energy and IT infrastructure. He also worked with central government, including the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), where he chaired the new Automotive Innovation and Growth Team and then the (Automotive Council UK ) which supports the automotive industry in Britain. In July 2012, Parry-Jones became the chairman of Network Rail, a position he retained for nearly three years. He is currently non-executive chairman of Kelda Group, non-executive director of GKN plc and Cosworth Group Holdings and a council member of both the Royal Academy of Engineering〔 and Bangor University.〔 Parry-Jones is a rugby fan, having played as a schoolboy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Parry-Jones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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