Ver previously served Ford as vice president, Advanced & Manufacturing Engineering, a position he had held since January 2000. His organization developed product program technology and advanced manufacturing processes and ensured alignment between product creation and manufacturing operations.  Ver also served as executive director, Ford Vehicle Operations, for two years.

Ver joined Ford Motor Company in 1972 as a manufacturing process engineer at the Mt. Clemens, MI Paint Plant. For the next 21 years, he held engineering and production positions in paint, vinyl, plastics and transmission operations, including plant manager posts at Batavia, OH Transmission Plant and Milan, MI Plastics Plant.

Mr. Ver holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in manufacturing management from the Ohio State University.  In addition to volunteering with the Foundation he serves on the boards of Goodwill Industries of Detroit and Arbor Hospice.  He and his wife, Bernadette, reside in Brighton, Michigan.