The J-Man has left the building


dbk

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It is with a mix of sadness and joy that I can now report that Jamal Hameedi has left Ford Performance, and after 27 years with the blue oval will be crossing the pond to join Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations.

Jamal has been a friend of the forum for a looooong time, so sad to see him go on that front. Really, much of this website grew out of Jamal and I sitting in an Ann Arbor Starbucks almost 15 years ago. But it's a really great opportunity for him, great lifestyle opportunity, cool new toys, SVO is a first class facility, his fancy wardrobe will fit right in.

Onward and Upward Captain Excitement; thanks for the memories.

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STORMCAT

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Wow !! Big new for sure. Congrats Jamal !! :cheers Good luck on your new Adventure. !! You will be missed !!
 

GKW05GT

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Good luck with your new endeavor it sounds like a great opportunity.
 

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Not something any of us want to hear, but this is probably a wonderful opportunity for Jamal which we should be very happy about! What a great person to move up to a great position. Onward and upward Jamal, the sky is the limit my friend. Thank You for all you have done for all of us over the past stint with Ford. Good luck and best wishes on your new position! Tomy & Sue Hamon
 

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WOW [emoji50] Congratulations and good luck Jamal! We will all miss you at future rallies and Ford events.
 

dbk

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Maybe he'll show up as an attendee. Has an MY19 allocation. :biggrin
 

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Tough news as a Ford fan...
We sure do appreciate and thank you for all you have done, what an honor to have you be a large part of what we all love so much. Good luck at your new position Jamal.:cheers
 

Apollo

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Maybe he'll show up as an attendee. Has an MY19 allocation. :biggrin

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Cheers to Jamal. Best of luck


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07XL0027

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Geez, that is an enormous loss of talent for Ford and Ranger Rover’s gain. Best wishes. Thanks for everything you did at Ford.


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Stef

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Best of luck on you're new endeavor, thank you for everything :cheers
 

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Best of luck on the new chapter!
 

john gourley

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Can’t wait to hear about the new chapter. Congrats. We hate to lose you on the Ford team
 

ChipBeck

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All the best old friend. I’m sure you’ll make Jaguar and Land Rover (a bodacious set of Tata’s!) more exciting. Kick ass brother.

Chip
 

Sinovac

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Whoa! I’m sorry to see you go. Thank you for all the great Fords. All the best to you.
 
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Hate to see Ford lose such a great talent. Jamal, congrats on your new gig, JLR is lucky to have you!
 

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I'll sure miss teasing you J McQueen.
 

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GTJack

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Best of luck in your future endeavours Jamal. Sorry that Ford has lost another talented leader. That is two this month if I am not mistaken.
 

Mike Mosing

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Tailwinds Jamal. Congrats!
 

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Good luck Jamal & thanks for all you've done for the forum. I always loved your talks at the Rallies.

Ed