Former FCA and Ford executives join Motormindz consulting firm

Two previous vice presidents of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ford Motor Co. are joining automotive consulting enterprise Motormindz Inc.

Steve Beahm, previous senior vice president and head of Maserati, passenger-car brands and Mopar at FCA, and Joe Bakaj, Ford’s previous world powertrain vice president, joined Motormindz effective Feb. 1, the enterprise said in a assertion Tuesday.

Beahm, fifty six, worked at FCA for 32 several years, starting his vocation in regional offices right before finding management roles in assistance, parts, revenue and internet marketing. He was promoted to vice president of revenue for all FCA brands in 2009 and in 2014 became senior vice president of the source chain. Beahm also ran Maserati North The usa.

He retired from the automaker in May 2019.

“I’m humbled to be performing with respected leaders like John Felice, Don Johnson and Jim O’Sullivan, just to name a number of of the users on the Motormindz bench,” Beahm said in the release.