For more than a decade general counsel David Leitch has led Ford Motor Co.’s legal department. But Tuesday Ford announced that Leitch, 54, has “elected to retire” at year’s end.

He will be replaced on Jan. 1 by Bradley Gayton, 52, currently assistant general counsel and corporate secretary. Leitch did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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