According to Reuters, after Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigned, Stellantis said it would seek to appoint a new CEO in the first half of next year.
Stellantis’s board is considering Antonio Filosa, head of North American operations, and Maxime Picat, head of procurement, as internal candidates for the company’s chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter.
The company’s board of directors is also considering external candidates, the source said.
At the same time, Stellantis will be managed by a new interim executive committee headed by the company’s chairman, John Elkann.
Photo: Fiat, it is reported that the industry has listed the following people as potential candidates to succeed Tang Weishi: Maxime Picat,Maxime Picat, 50, is now the chief purchasing and supplier quality officer of Stellantis and a former chief operating officer in Europe.
He joined PSA in 1998 and served as general manager of DPCA.
He is one of the young managers trained by Tang Wei PSA.
Antonio Filosa, in October, Antonio Filosa was appointed chief operating officer of Stellantis’s key North American markets as part of a high-level restructuring after the company issued a profit warning.
Antonio Filosa, an Italian, joined the Fiat Group in 1999, held a number of positions and became director of Fiat Chrysler in Latin America since 2018.
He subsequently served as Chief operating Officer of Stellantis South America and was appointed Global head of the Jeep Brand in 2023, a position he has held ever since.
Jean-Philippe Imparato,Jean-Philippe Imparato, 58, a former brand director at Peugeot and Alfa Romeo, was appointed chief operating officer of Stellantis Europe in October.
Jean-Philippe Imparato has a close relationship with Mr Tang, but at the recent Paris auto show, Jean-Philippe Imparato rejected speculation that he would take over as chief executive: “I have neither the expertise nor ambition to do the job.
” He speaks fluent Italian and heads Stellantis’s lucrative commercial vehicle division, Pro One.
Luca de Meo,Luca de Meo, 57, previously served as an executive at Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen Group, and was appointed CEO of Renault Group in 2020, a position he has held ever since.
In recent months, there has been speculation that Renault may merge with Stellantis.
Renault also extended Luca de Meo’s CEO term by four years.
Douglas Ostermann,Douglas Ostermann joined Fiat Chrysler in 2016 as treasurer of the company.
In October, Douglas Ostermann was appointed chief financial officer of Stellantis.
Previously, he served as chief operating officer of Stellantis in China and played a key role in reaching a wide range of cooperation agreements with local carmaker Zero.
Mike Manley,Mike Manley was CEO of Fiat Chrysler in 2018 and led the company’s merger with PSA.
He is now the largest car retailer in the United States, AutoNation Inc.
The person in charge is very familiar with the American brand of Stellantis.
He left Stellantis at the end of 2021 after a brief stint as head of the Americas at Stellantis.
Richard Palmer,Richard Palmer, who stepped down as chief financial officer of Stellantis last year, has just been appointed as a special adviser to the chairman of John Elkann and will attend Stellantis interim executive board meetings as a think tank for the management team.
Richard Palmer previously served as chief financial officer of Fiat Chrysler for 15 years.
Jose Munoz, who has been Hyundai’s chief operating officer since 2019, was appointed chief executive of Hyundai last month and was praised for its record sales in North America.
He joined Citroen in 1989 and later worked for companies such as Nissan and Toyota.
John Elkann may also consider a technology executive as chief executive of Stellantis, although he may prefer an internal candidate for Stellantis, according to Italian daily Il Giornale, a technology executive.
The selection of a technology executive will highlight the growing emphasis on software and technology in the automotive industry.
In 2021, John Elkann selected Benedetto Vigna, a senior executive from chipmaker STMicroelectronics, as chief executive of sports car maker Ferrari.
Edouard Peugeot,Edouard Peugeot is the son of Stellantis board member Robert Peugeot and the ninth generation representative of the French Peugeot family.
Edouard Peugeot has just been nominated to succeed his father as chairman of the family holding company.
However, a source denied that Edouard Peugeot would run for the post of chief executive of Stellantis.
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