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Angela Weathers on Leading Ford Silverton’s Next Century

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Ford South Africa’s Silverton Manufacturing Plant enters a new chapter under the leadership of Angela Weathers, a global manufacturing veteran with more than 30 years’ experience across engineering, quality and operations. From leading Ford’s ventilator production programme during COVID‑19 to driving transformation across global plants, Angela brings deep expertise at a pivotal moment for Silverton — now recognised as Ford’s highest‑performing Ranger facility worldwide. In this Pivot Point conversation, she reflects on her career, her leadership philosophy, and her vision for Ford’s “second century” in South Africa.
10 Sep English South Africa Business

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