Ford Honors Neapco Holdings At 20th Annual World Excellence Awards
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Ford Honors Neapco Holdings At 20th Annual World Excellence Awards

Ford's World Excellence Awards recognize companies that exceed expectations to achieve the highest levels of excellence in quality, delivery, value and innovation.

Neapco Holdings LLC was recognized as a top-performing global supplier for Ford Motor Co. at the 20th annual Ford World Excellence Awards. Only 30 companies were selected as finalists from thousands of Ford suppliers globally. Neapco President and CEO Ken Hopkins was on hand to receive the award, representing thousands of Neapco team members worldwide.

Neapco was presented with an Aligned Business Framework World Excellence Award by Ford Motor Co.’s Joe Hinrichs, executive vice president and president, global operations, and Hau Thai-Tang, executive vice president, product development and purchasing.

“We focus on delivering highly-valued, quality products and solutions to our customers,” said Hopkins. “As one of only 30 companies around the world selected by Ford to receive a World Excellence Award, we are very honored and proud that the hard work our team members demonstrate daily is being recognized.”

“Our World Excellence Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of Ford Motor Co.’s top-performing suppliers around the world,” said Thai-Tang. “Suppliers like Neapco are key to Ford’s continued success as we work toward our goal of becoming the world’s most trusted mobility company.”

Ford’s World Excellence Awards recognize companies that exceed expectations to achieve the highest levels of excellence in quality, delivery, value and innovation. Honorees were recognized for achieving the highest levels of global excellence in a variety of categories.

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