Our President: John Denham

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OUR PRESIDENT : JOHN DENHAM

John Denham is the Founder and President of Denham Ford. John was born and raised on a farm in Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan. In his early life on the farm, John learned responsibility and the importance of hard work from his father Cecil Denham, attributes that serve him very well to this day. One of sixteen children, John left home, and Saskatchewan, to seek employment in the Alberta oil industry. John worked on drilling rigs in the Olds-Sundre area and developed a lifelong interest in the oil industry. Although John enjoyed working on the oilrigs, he wanted to go into business for himself. John and one of his brothers opened a gas station in Calgary in 1958. In 1960, John purchased the Ford dealership in Wetaskiwin. From its humble beginnings, this dealership has evolved into one of the largest Ford retailers in all of Canada. Over the years, John has been very involved in the Dealer Council for Ford Motor Company. He has spent many years in the Regional Dealer Council and twice served on the National Dealer Council. In 1985, John was National Dealer Council Chairman. John is very proud to have won more Distinguished Achievement Awards, Chairman's Awards, and North American Customer Excellence Awards than any other dealership in Canada, thirty-two awards in total.

John has always been very involved in his community. He spent many years as the director of the Wetaskiwin Chamber of Commerce. He was also elected by the members of the Chamber to serve as the President of the Chamber of Commerce. John spent twenty years as a member of the Kinsmen Club of Wetaskiwin, serving on many different committees and as the club's President. John spent ten years with the North American Snowmobile Racing Association. He was Chairman of Board with the Association for five years. John's companies have been sponsors of many community organizations such as hockey, baseball, 4H clubs, and donate to many local charitable organizations. John's hard work and leadership in the community was recognized by the local chapter of the Jaycees as they appointed him one of The Ten Most Outstanding Young Men in all of Alberta. Time Magazine awarded John their highly coveted Dealer of the Year Award for his dedication to his community, success in business, and involvement in the Motor Dealers Association of Alberta. One of the proudest moments for John came when the Wetaskiwin Chamber of Commerce named him Citizen of the Year for his outstanding contribution to his community.

John continues to be very active in Denham Ford Sales acting as the Company President. His sons, Brian and Brent, and his daughter Jennifer, own and operate many successful businesses including car dealerships, hotels, motels, restaurants, liquor stores, night clubs, and a large commercial real estate investment company.

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Offer valid from January 5, 2010 to March 1, 2010. Receive a SYNC Media System at no extra charge with the purchase or lease of most new 2010 Ford vehicles (excluding Focus S, Fusion S, Mustang Value Leader, Shelby GT 500, Taurus SE, Ranger, Transit Connect, F-150 Raptor, Expedition SSV, F650/750, and all Lincolns) delivered or factory ordered on or before March 1st. Rainchecks available on factory orders. Taxes payable on total price of the vehicle, including accessories. The SYNC Media System Incentive is subject to vehicle and option availability. The SYNC Media System Incentive is not redeemable for any cash or vehicle rebate and can only be applied to eligible SYNC Media Systems.This offer can be redeemed once for each eligible vehicle purchased or leased. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order (if ordered within the Offer Period ) or delivery, but not both. On applicable vehicles, this offer can also be combined with Small Business Incentive Program (SBIP). For small fleets with an eligible FIN. This offer is combinable with the RCL program, but not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). This offer is combinable with the RCL program, but not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives. Offer only available to Canadian residents. The SYNC Media System may not be available on all new 2010 or 2011 Ford vehicles. Some mobile phones and some digital media players may not be fully compatible - check www.syncmyride.com for a listing of mobile phones, media players, and features supported. Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, accident and injury. Ford recommends that drivers use caution when using mobile phones, even with voice commands. Only use mobile phones and other devices, even with voice commands, not essential to driving when it is safe to do so. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Receive 0% APR purchase financing on all new 2010 Ford [Fusion (excluding S and Hybrid) / Mustang (excluding Value Leader/Shelby GT 500) / Taurus (excluding SE) / Edge (excluding SE) / Flex (excluding SE)] / [Focus (excluding S)] models for a maximum of [60] / [72] months to qualified retail customers, OAC from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. E.g., $20,000 purchase financed at 0% APR for [60] / [72] months, monthly payment is [$333.33] / [$277.77], cost of borrowing is $0 or APR of 0% and total to be repaid is $20,000. Down payment on purchase financing offers may be required based on approved credit.

Receive [$1,000] / [$1,500] / [$2,000] / [$3,000] / [$3,500] / [$4,000] / [$5,000] / [$7,000] / [$8,000] in price adjustments when you cash purchase, purchase finance or lease a new 2010 Ford [Explorer 4 door/F-450-550 Chassis Cabs GAS] / [Fusion Hybrid/Escape Hybrid/Transit Connect/F-350 Chassis Cabs GAS/F-450-550 Chassis Cabs Diesel] / [Focus S/Ranger Regular Cab FEL] / [Fusion S/Taurus SE/Edge SE/Flex SE/Escape (excluding Hybrid)] / [Mustang Value Leader] / [Ranger Super Cab XL] / [Ranger Super Cab (excluding XL)/Explorer Sport Trac 4x4/Expedition/F-150 Regular Cab] / [F-150 Super Cab 4x4/F-150 Super Cab 4x2/F-150 Super Crew 4x4/F-150 Super Crew 4x2] / [F250-450 (excluding Chassis Cabs)] models.

*Based on RDA Group's GQRS surveys conducted 2/09 and 5/09 of 2009 Ford and competitive model owners at three months of ownership.