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Lewis Booth, Mazda president and chief executive, is the new president of Ford of Europe. Booth, 54, replaces Martin Leach, who resigned after the European operation lost $525 million in the second quarter. Hisakazu Imaki, 60, a Mazda vice president, replaces Booth and becomes Mazda’s first Japanese president since Ford acquired a controlling stake in 1996.