Here are the 24 French managers who will command in Stellantis
Who are the 24 French managers of the top executive team of Stellantis, the result of the merger between PSA and FCA, and what will they do
24 to 18.
Even in the top management of the newborn Stellantis Psa beats FCA, underlining that more than a merger between the two car manufacturers it is about acquisition. Acquisition of the Italian-American car manufacturer by the French company, which in addition to CEOs and executives can also count on Macron's government in this marriage (Caisse des Depots, through Bpifrance, is a shareholder of the new company with about 6% and its CEO sits on the board).
But who will be the French managers who will lead Stellantis? All the details.
THE NEW STELLANTIS TEAM MANAGER
In the past few hours, Stellantis has appointed a Top Executive Team , which includes 24 French managers (25 including the CEO) and 18 managers from FCA, and 9 different committees dedicated to coordinating corporate performance and strategy.
“This highly competitive, committed and balanced team will leverage its combined skills and diverse backgrounds to guide Stellantis to become a company of excellence,” commented Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares.
THE CEO OF STELLANTIS: CARLOS TAVARES
Carlos Tavares is the chief executive of the new group, he is the CEO. After holding various positions within the Renault Group, between 1981 and 2004, he joined the Nissan Group. Here he was appointed Executive Vice President, Chairman of the Americas Steering Committee and President of Nissan North America in 2009, before returning to being Chief Operating Officer of Renault, a position he held until 2013. From 2014 Carlos Tavares became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Psa. He is also a director of Airbus Holding and a member of the board of directors of the European Automobile Manufacturers'Association (ACEA). Born in Portugal, Carlos Tavares is a graduate of the École Centrale de Paris.
THE STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE TEAM
Head of Americas: Mike Manley
Global Corporate Office: Silvia Vernetti
Chief Performance Officer: Emmanuel Delay
Chief Software Officer: Yves Bonnefont
Chief Affiliates Officer: Philippe de Rovira
Emmanuel Delay began his career with Société Générale and General Electric in London before joining Booz & Co., first in Paris and then in Chicago. He joined Nissan in Tokyo in 2002, holding various roles. Returning to Europe in 2010, again on behalf of Nissan, in 2014 he joined PSA as Executive Vice President, Head of the India and Pacific region and member of the Global Executive Committee. In 2020 he also covered the markets of Southeast Asia.
Yves Bonnefont began his career in Psa, and then worked from 2001 to 2011 in McKinsey. In 2012 he returned to PSA as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy. He created the Connected Vehicle Business Unit, of which he was responsible until the creation of the Free2Move brand in 2016. In 2013 he was also appointed deputy CEO of Citroën in charge of the DS product line. In January 2020, he was appointed Executive Vice President responsible for high-end brands.
Philippe de Rovira joined Groupe Psa in 1998, where he held various positions. In 2009 he became Chief Financial Officer for Latin America and in 2012 Controller of the Sales Department. In 2013 he was appointed Senior Vice President, to join Opel in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Opel Vauxhall board of directors. In 2018, he was appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the Group and a member of the Global Executive Committee.
REGIONAL OPERATIONAL DIRECTORS
Enlarged Europe: Maxime Picat
Deputy: Davide Mele
Eurasia: Xavier Duchemin
North America: Mark Stewart
South America: Antonio Filosa
Middle East & Africa: Samir Cherfan
China: Grégoire Olivier Interim, in charge of Dpca
India and Asia Pacific: Carl Smiley
Asean: Christophe Musy
Maxime Picat joined the Psa group in 1998. In 2011 he was appointed CEO of DongFeng Peugeot Citroën Automobiles (DPCA) in China, having previously held the position of Deputy Managing Director, between 2008 and January 2011. In 2012 he was appointed CEO of the Peugeot brand. Since 2016 he has been Executive Vice President for Europe and a member of the Board of Directors.
Xavier Duchemin began his career with Citroen in 1991, holding the role of CEO of Citroen Austria between 2003 and 2005 and for Citroen UK between 2005 and 2008. He was then marketing director for Citroen between 2009 and in 2012. He was responsible for the launch of DS in 2009. Between 2012 and 2017, Xavier Duchemin was CEO of Peugeot France. In 2017 until March 2018 Xavier Duchemin was responsible for Psa Retail in Europe. He joined Opel Vauxhall in March 2018 as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales.
Samir Cherfan began her career in the Renault Group in 1992, holding numerous executive positions, including that of Sales Director in Paris in 2010. In 2012 he joined the Nissan Group in the Middle East, only after one year holding the role of CEO for the region. He joined PSA in 2017, as senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Middle East and Region of Africa (Mea). In 2019 he was appointed Director of the Mea Region and Executive Vice President.
A civil servant at the French Ministry of Industry in 1984 and then Prime Minister of Industry and the Environment in 1990, Grégoire Olivier worked for Pechiney and Saft. He joined the Psa group in 2006, as CEO of Faurecia. In 2007 he joined the Executive Committee and in 2010 he became SVP China and Southeast Asia. He returned to Europe in 2016 as Head of Mobility Services and became Secretary General in 2018, overseeing Chinese operations from April 2020 onwards.
Christophe Musy joined the Psa group in 1990 and held marketing positions for the Citroën brand in France. In 1997 he was appointed Vice President, dealing with imports from the Old Continent and in 2000 he became head of Citroën Belgium Luxemburg. From 2003 to 2006 he was Deputy Director for Europe. In 2007 he was appointed Senior Vice President Chief of Citroën Germany and in 2009 Head of Citroën Northern Europe, to join the new sales division of Psa Europe in 2012. In the same year he was appointed Sales and Marketing Director for Dongfeng Peugeot and Dongfeng Citroën in China, Wuhan. From October 2014 to today he has held the position of Director of Services and Spare Parts of Psa.
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE BRAND
Global SUV
Jeep: Christian Meunier, Synergies Referent
American Brands Chrysler: Timothy Kuniskis, Interim
Dodge: Timothy Kuniskis, Synergies Referent
RAM: Mike Koval
CoreCitroën: Vincent Cobee
Fiat & Abarth: Olivier Francois, Synergies Referent & Global Chief Marketing Officer
Upper mainstream Opel & Vauxhall: Michael Lohscheller
Peugeot: Linda Jackson, Synergies Referent
PremiumAlfa Romeo: Jean-Philippe Imparato, Synergies Referent
DS: Béatrice Foucher
Lancia: Luca Napolitano
LuxuryMaserati: Davide Grasso
MobilityFree2Move: Brigitte Courtehoux
Leasys: Giacomo Carelli
GLOBAL MANAGERS OF THE FUNCTION
Finance: Richard Palmer
Human Resources & Transformation: Xavier Chereau
General Counsel: Giorgio Fossati
Planning: Olivier Bourges
Purchasing & Supply Chain: Michelle Wen
Manufacturing: Arnaud Deboeuf
Design:
Ralph Gilles (CHRYSLER / DODGE / JEEP / RAM / MASERATI / FIAT Latin America)
Jean-Pierre Ploue (ABARTH / ALFA ROMEO / CITROEN / DS / FIAT Europe / LANCIA / OPEL / PEUGEOT / VAUXHALL)
Engineering: Harald Western
Deputy: Patrice Lucas, Cross car line and project engineering
Deputy: Nicolas Morel
CTO: To be defined
Sales & Marketing: Thierry Koskas
Customer Experience: Richard Schwarzwald
Deputy: Jean-Christophe Quemard
Communication & CSR: Bertrand Blaise
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/ecco-i-24-manager-francesi-che-comanderanno-in-stellantis/ on Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:32:41 +0000.