Stellantis has announced executive leadership changes aimed at driving simplification and boosting organizational performance amid what it describes as ‘a turbulent global environment.’ The appointments are designed to reinforce the company’s focus on its key business priorities and address the global challenges facing the automotive industry, according to a company statement.
Under the leadership of CEO Carlos Tavares, the following changes are effective immediately.
Antonio Filosa is appointed North America Chief Operating Officer, in addition to his role as Jeep brand CEO, succeeding Carlos Zarlenga whose next position will be announced at another time. Having successfully led the excellent performance of Stellantis’ South America Region, driving increased revenue, quality and market share, Antonio brings a wealth of business and leadership experience to this new role.
Jean-Philippe Imparato is appointed Chief Operating Officer Enlarged Europe in addition to his role as CEO of Pro One, succeeding Uwe Hochgeschurtz who will leave the Company. With almost 34 years experience in brands, business units and commercial network management with the Company, Jean-Philippe will reinforce the commercial performance of the region during the critical period of the energy transition, with his particular focus on sales.
Doug Ostermann is appointed Chief Financial Officer succeeding Natalie Knight who will leave the Company. Doug has more than 19 years experience in finance across three international groups, including Stellantis and another OEM, and was previously Stellantis China’s Chief Operating Officer. Doug has wide-ranging experience in the automotive industry as well as in P&L management and finance.
Gregoire Olivier is appointed as Chief Operating Officer China and remains the Liaison Officer to Leapmotor, leveraging his expert knowledge and experience of the Chinese market.
Santo Ficili is appointed CEO of Maserati and Alfa Romeo and member of the Top Executive Team, taking advantage of his extensive knowledge of the automotive sector and commercial operations. Davide Grasso’s next position will be subject to a further announcement.
To drive commercial performance, the Supply Chain organization will transfer to the Manufacturing Division, under the leadership of Arnaud Deboeuf, from the Purchasing Division led by Maxime Picat who will dedicate even greater focus and expertise to the performance improvements to be achieved with its supplier partners, Stellantis added.
“During this Darwinian period for the automotive industry, our duty and ethical responsibility is to adapt and prepare ourselves for the future, better and faster than our competitors to deliver clean, safe and affordable mobility. The newly appointed leadership team members will make their valuable contributions to our overall team’s determination to tackle the challenges ahead, reinforcing and accelerating our transformation to become the preferred mobility tech company. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to lay the foundations for Stellantis’ future success.”
