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Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich

Director at FORD MOTOR
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About Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich

Independent director of Ford Motor Company since 2017; age 57. Former EVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Salesforce (2013–2017), with prior marketing leadership roles at Microsoft and BEA Systems, partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and founder of Take3. Currently serves on boards of Booking Holdings (since 2016), Dell Technologies (since 2019), and Figma; brings deep marketing technology and software expertise. Chairs Ford’s Compensation, Talent & Culture Committee and serves on Nominating & Governance and Sustainability, Innovation & Policy Committees .

Past Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureCommittees/Impact
SalesforceEVP & Chief Marketing OfficerSep 2013 – Feb 2017 Led branding, positioning, PR, digital/content marketing, campaigns, strategic events
MicrosoftMarketing leadership rolesNot disclosedMarketing leadership experience
BEA SystemsMarketing leadership rolesNot disclosedMarketing leadership experience
Andreessen HorowitzPartnerNot disclosedVC partner; advisor to tech start-ups
Take3Founder (marketing strategy firm)Not disclosedAdvised start-up and growth-stage tech firms

External Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureCommittees/Impact
Booking Holdings Inc.DirectorSince 2016 Not disclosed
Dell Technologies Inc.DirectorSince 2019 Not disclosed
FigmaBoard memberNot disclosed Not disclosed

Board Governance

  • Committee assignments: Chair, Compensation, Talent & Culture; Member, Nominating & Governance; Member, Sustainability, Innovation & Policy .
  • Independence: Board determined Lynn Vojvodich Radakovich is independent (also meets heightened SEC audit and NYSE compensation committee independence standards) .
  • Attendance: Board met 8 times in 2024; standing committees met Audit: 10, Compensation: 7, Finance: 4, Nominating & Governance: 5, Sustainability: 4. Each incumbent nominee attended at least 75% of combined Board and committee meetings in 2024; prior annual meeting attendance was 100% for then-current members .
  • Governance practices: Independent board committees; regular executive sessions; majority vote standard; mandatory RSU deferral of ~68% of director fees; prohibition on hedging/pledging of director stock acquired under plans .

Fixed Compensation

Component2024 Amount (USD)Notes
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash$125,000 Portion of total director fees not mandatorily deferred into RSUs
Stock Awards (RSUs)$214,991 RSUs under 2024 Plan; ~68% of annual board fee automatically paid in RSUs
Perquisites/Evaluation Vehicles$53,487 Evaluation vehicles, gifts, and company-paid healthcare premiums (if elected)
Tax Reimbursement$26,121 Gross-up for taxable perquisites
Life Insurance Premiums$264 Company-paid life insurance
All Other Compensation$79,873 Aggregated other items per proxy
Total$419,864 Sum of 2024 director compensation items
  • Standard director fee structure: Annual Board membership fee $315,000; committee chair fees: Compensation Chair $25,000; other committee chairs $20,000; Audit Chair $30,000; Lead Independent Director $50,000 .
  • RSU deferral: Approximately 68% of annual director fees are mandatorily paid in RSUs; Directors may elect to receive some/all remaining fees in RSUs; RSUs vest immediately, with settlement timing elections; sale/hedging/pledging of mandatory RSU portion is prohibited until after board separation .

Performance Compensation

Non-employee director pay is not performance-based; RSU grants are fee-linked (not option-based, no performance hurdles) . As Compensation, Talent & Culture Committee Chair, she oversees executive compensation programs; key metrics/practices:

Program/PolicyMetric/FeatureDetail
Performance Stock Units (PSUs)rTSR (relative total shareholder return)Three-year performance period measuring rTSR; capped payouts; negative discretion available
Annual Incentive Bonus PlanFinancial and non-financial metricsIncludes non-financial metrics (e.g., quality) alongside quantitative objectives; payouts capped
ClawbacksClawback provisionsClawback policies apply to incentive grants (see CD&A Page 65 reference)
Change-in-controlDouble-trigger for equity grantsEquity awards require termination plus change in control for acceleration
Ownership/HedgingStock ownership goals (execs); hedging/pledging limitsExec ownership goals; officers prohibited from hedging; pledging limited with approvals

Other Directorships & Interlocks

CompanyRelationshipPotential Interlock/TransactionBoard Assessment
Booking Holdings Inc.Director Not disclosedBoard reviewed director-affiliated relationships; none material under independence standards
Dell Technologies Inc.Director Not disclosedSame as above
FigmaBoard member Not disclosedSame as above
  • Interlocking directorship restriction: A director cannot be independent if part of a compensation committee interlock; not indicated for Lynn .

Expertise & Qualifications

  • Marketing technology and software industry expertise; market analysis; digital strategies; advisor to start-ups and growth-stage tech .
  • Skills matrix indicates strengths across marketing, technology, international experience, risk management, and sustainability .

Equity Ownership

Ownership CategoryAmount
Ford Common Stock beneficially owned200,990 shares (as of Feb 1, 2025)
RSUs under 2014 Non-Employee Director Plan183,147 units
RSUs under 2024 Non-Employee Director Plan17,843 units
Ownership concentrationNo director >0.14% of common shares outstanding; no pledging/hedging by directors
Director stock ownership requirementNo minimum requirement due to mandatory RSU deferral; RSUs (or settled shares) restricted until separation from Board

Insider Trades

DateFormTitleTransactionSource
2025-05-15Form 4DirectorReported equity-related transaction (RSU/fee-linked; details in filing)

Note: Proxy discloses RSU unit balances under director plans; specific Form 4 grant share counts/prices should be referenced directly in the SEC filing above.

Governance Assessment

  • Board effectiveness: As Compensation Committee Chair, Lynn leads pay-for-performance oversight (rTSR PSUs, capped incentives, clawbacks) and succession/talent strategy, indicating strong governance emphasis on risk-balanced incentives and alignment .
  • Independence and engagement: Determined independent (including heightened standards), active across three committees; Compensation Committee met 7 times in 2024; attendance threshold met; strong governance practices (majority voting, independent committees, executive sessions) .
  • Alignment: Mandatory RSU deferral of ~68% of director fees, restrictions on hedging/pledging, and meaningful beneficial holdings/RSU units support shareholder alignment .
  • Conflicts and related-party exposure: Board reviewed director-affiliated relationships (including those of Ms. Vojvodich Radakovich) and found none material under independence standards; no pledging/hedging; no disclosed related-party transactions specific to her .
  • RED FLAGS: None evident specific to Lynn. Overboarding risk mitigated by Ford’s limits; she serves on two public boards and one private tech board, consistent with disclosed policies .

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