Rose Mary Farenden
Rose Mary Farenden (born 22 May 1964) is a Northern Irish mechanical engineer who was the project manager for the launch of the Ford Focus in 1998.[1]
Early life
Rose Mary Farenden was born on 22 May 1964 in Belfast in Northern Ireland, where she attended an all-girls school. She gained a BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Queen's University Belfast (QUB) in 1985. At QUB she was the only female studying Mechanical Engineering.[2]
Career
Farenden was employed at
Catalyst Inc.[5] Rose Mary is also CEO of 4CurFuture a not-for-profit live event based initiative to engage students aged 12-13 in a variety of career types.[6]
See also
- Chris Svensson, designer of the 1990s Ford Ka.
- John Oldfield (engineer), project manager of the Ford Mondeo in the early 1990s.
References
- ^ English, Andrew (17 January 2018). "Where are the people who designed the original Ford Focus?" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Gibbs, Nick (14 October 2016). "Former Ford exec blazing a new trail". Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "FARENDEN: MORE WOMEN NEEDED".
- ^ The Times, 23 May 1995, page 23
- ^ Invest Northern Ireland. "Our Board". www.investni.com.
- ^ "4C UR Future Appoints Managing Director to Lead Ambitious Plans".