Kimberly Cape is an experienced private company board director and C-suite global marketing executive in a Fortune 500 Company with deep branding, customer experience, digital transformation, and data analytics expertise. Cape is a proven leader in dealer retail operations, international market expansion, and mobility & electrification marketing strategies. With a focus on modernized marketing and creating shareholder value, Cape is a recognized innovator with a proven track record for transforming Brands by creating customer focused strategies for growth. She is a positive, high-energy leader recognized for culture and talent development while driving transformational organizational change in complex organizations. Cape is an outcome-focused leader, known for challenging the status quo, elevating the customer experience online and offline and inspiring high performing teams of 100+ employees. Cape served as one of the top Global Marketing executives for Ford, leading marketing strategy and communications for the launch of multi-billion next generation portfolio of gas and electrified products and services. Cape led the Global Agency Team responsible for all Corporate Agencies of Record. Prior to leading GBIM, Cape held the position of Ford and Lincoln General Manager -Central Market Area (Dallas, TX) for Sales & Service serving over 850 dealers while delivering #1 Share growth in her three years of service and over $5B revenue, exceeding regional P&L targets. During her 27+ years with Ford Motor Company, Cape gained extensive experience in operations beyond Marketing, having held leadership positions in Sales, Market Representation, Global Strategy, Lincoln Transformation, Dealer Relations, and Product Marketing.Cape serves on the MA Fleet Solutions Corporate Board (Private) since June 2023. She has experience as an independent board director of a non-profit organization, Meals on Wheels Collin County, Texas, serving on the marketing and finance committees. She completed the Women Executive on Boards Program at Harvard Business School, which included Board certification. She is a member of Women Executive on Boards (WEOB), an organization that groups professional women prepared by Harvard to serve on boards. Cape is passionate about developing future leaders, having served over two years on the Executive Board of Directors for the Women of Ford. She also is a member of the Association of National Advertisers and ambassador for the Automotive News Women’s Leadership Network.