Barb samardzich ford biography

American business executive (born 1958)

Barb Samardzich
Born	(1958-09-21) September 21, 1958 (age 66) Long Beach, New York
Occupation	business executive

Barbara Jean "Barb" Samardzich (born September 21, 1958) is an American business executive who worked for Ford from 1990 to 2016.

From November 2013 to 2016, she served Chief Operating Officer of Ford of Europe.

Early life

Samardzich received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida and master's degrees in mechanical engineering (Carnegie-Mellon University) and industrial engineering (Wayne State University).

Samardzich served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ford of Europe from November until her retirement in October

Barbara Jean "Barb" Samardzich is an American business executive who worked for Ford from to From November to , she served Chief Operating Officer of Ford of Europe.

Barbara Jean "Barb" Samardzich (born September 21, ) is an American business executive who worked for Ford from to From November to

Barbara Samardzich was the Vice President and chief operating officer at Ford of Europe, where she was responsible for all European manufacturing.

Samardzich, who earned her master's degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon in , had been vice president of Ford's global product programs.

Career

At the beginning of her professional life, Samardzich worked at Westinghouse Electric. In 1990 she moved to Ford, where she held various management positions in the areas of product development, quality and powertrain development.

She had been working in Europe since 2011, first as Vice President for Product Development, and fr