Michael R. Amend

Mr. Amend is Chief Technology Advisor, Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), an American multinational manufacturer, a position he has held since June, 2026.  Prior to that he was Chief Enterprise Technology Officer at Ford from September, 2021 to May, 2026. He was previously President, Online, at Lowe’s Companies, Inc., a home improvement company, from December, 2018 to September, 2021, Chief Operating Officer of CommerceHub, Inc., a leading distributed commerce network, from June, 2018 to December, 2018, Executive Vice-President, Omnichannel at J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., an American apparel and home furnishings retailer, from August, 2015 until March, 2018, and Vice-President, Online, Mobile and Omnichannel at The Home Depot, Inc. from July, 2011 to August, 2015. He has also held other senior leadership positions including Chief Technology Officer, Global Online at Dell Inc., Deputy Chief Technology Officer at BEA Systems, Inc. and Chief   Architect, eCommerce at Sprint Corporation. Mr. Amend is a director of Canada Life. He is also a director of Ford Motor Credit Company. Mr. Amend holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Oklahoma State University and completed the Executive Program at University of California, Berkeley.