Lewis Booth (November 7, 1948) is president, Asia Pacific and Africa Operations for Ford Motor Company as of January 1, 2000. In this role, he has operational responsibility for South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and India and for developing Ford’s strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Ford Motor Company (usually called Ford; sometimes called FoMoCo), (NYSE: F) is a multinational corporation that manufactures automobiles. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Map of the Pacific Rim and List of the Pacific Rim Nations The Pacific Rim is a political and economic term used to designate the countries on the edges of the Pacific Ocean, as well as the various island nations within the region. ...

Prior to this appointment, Booth was Group Managing Director of the South Africa Motor Corporation (SAMCOR), a position he held since July 1997. At that time, Ford had a 45% equity in SAMCOR, which assembled Ford and Mazda vehicles in South Africa. Subsequently, the SAMCOR joint venture was dissolved and Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa was established. A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... Vehicles are non-living means of transport. ... A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ...

Booth joined Ford in 1978 as a financial analysis coordinator with Product Development, Ford of Europe. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Booth held a series of management positions in Ford of Europe in Britain and in Germany in Finance Staff, Truck Operations, Product Development, Manufacturing, and Sales.

In 1992, he moved to the United States where he worked for Finance Staff in Dearborn. From 1993 to 1996, Booth held a variety of positions in Car Product Development, Body & Assembly, Vehicle Operations and the Manufacturing Business Office for Ford Automotive Operations before accepting the position of Group Managing Director at SAMCOR in South Africa.

Born in Liverpool, England, Booth earned a bachelor of engineering degree in mechanical engineering, with honors, in 1970 from Liverpool University in Britain and subsequently qualified as a chartered management accountant. Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... The University of Liverpool is a university in the city of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Lewis Booth biography at state.gov