Mike Amend is chief enterprise technology officer, reporting to Jim Farley, the company’s president and CEO.

In this role, Amend leads Ford’s Enterprise Technology Organization, comprising Information Technology and Global Data Insight and Analytics. In this role, Amend leads the company’s use of data, software and technology to drive growth and create value for customers and other stakeholders. 

Amend came to Ford from Lowe’s, where as president, Online, he and his team revolutionized the home-improvement retailer’s online business, nearly tripling sales over three years. Previously, Amend held similar roles at JCPenney and The Home Depot, helping to grow their online businesses more than 20% and 40% annually, respectively, while improving customer satisfaction and profitability. He was chief technology officer for Dell Technologies’ global online business and, before that, a technology executive at BEA Systems and Sprint.

Amend is a director of Canada Life, an insurance and financial services company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as well a director of Ford Motor Credit Company and member of the audit committee. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Services from Oklahoma State University and completed the executive program at Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.