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Frederiek is gone? Holy shit, I need to buy a lottery ticket!
ETA: I thought about my post and wanted to clarify so I don't sound more of a dick than people already think I am. I have nothing against Frederiek personally and have never met the guy. He has been the the FCSD head for the majority of period I believe the parts and service end of Ford has taken a significant downturn. There's nothing I can say that directly puts the blame or responsibility on him but after being in that position and promising action, change and transparency what other conclusion can you draw? It was painfully obvious from several business meetings he had no, and I mean absolutely NO clue, what we were fighting on our end nor seemed to have ideas on how to fix. I get it if leadership had his hands tied but you would think at some point you really aren't in charge and GTFO.
I don't know what upstream challenges he faced, if he was just a victim of circumstances like the rest of us or made decisions that worsened the problems we have now. No ill will is wished but the consensus among most of the dealer body is a change in this leadership position is long overdue. The next person may not fair any better but sunlight is the best disinfectant and for this, I mean transparent, accurate, timely communication.
ETA: I thought about my post and wanted to clarify so I don't sound more of a dick than people already think I am. I have nothing against Frederiek personally and have never met the guy. He has been the the FCSD head for the majority of period I believe the parts and service end of Ford has taken a significant downturn. There's nothing I can say that directly puts the blame or responsibility on him but after being in that position and promising action, change and transparency what other conclusion can you draw? It was painfully obvious from several business meetings he had no, and I mean absolutely NO clue, what we were fighting on our end nor seemed to have ideas on how to fix. I get it if leadership had his hands tied but you would think at some point you really aren't in charge and GTFO.
I don't know what upstream challenges he faced, if he was just a victim of circumstances like the rest of us or made decisions that worsened the problems we have now. No ill will is wished but the consensus among most of the dealer body is a change in this leadership position is long overdue. The next person may not fair any better but sunlight is the best disinfectant and for this, I mean transparent, accurate, timely communication.
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