​Jim Farley, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing, Sales and Service and Lincoln is announcing the following personnel appointment effective Nov. 1, 2012:

Matt VanDyke is appointed director, Global Lincoln.  In this new position, Matt will be the Marketing, Sales and Service lead for Lincoln globally and will report to Jim Farley.  Matt has had a variety of roles during his 20 plus years in the luxury automotive industry.

Building on the strengths of Lincoln today, one of Matt’s initial responsibilities will be to work together with the key stakeholders in Marketing, Sales and Service globally to optimize the current governance to implement the Lincoln vision.  Matt was formerly director, U.S. Marketing Communications, Marketing, Sales and Service.