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Martin Leach, former Ford of Europe chief, dies at 59

Leach, pictured in Dec. 2015, was president and COO of Ford's European division from 2002 until 2003. (BLOOMBERG)
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Stephen Miller
November 02, 2016 05:00 AM

Martin Leach, a former Ford Motor executive who led the automaker's European unit and also ran Maserati before taking a top position at electric carmaker NextEV, has died. He was 59.

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