Didier Blokland new Director Communications at Stellantis Belux

Didier Blokland, until December 2022 Marketing Director for Peugeot at Stellantis Belux and active at Peugeot Belgium for 21 years, is the new Director of Communications, PR & Events of the Belgian importer of the French-Italian-US car brands. He succeeds Dominique Fontignies, who left the company a few months ago.

Blokland took up his new role beginning this year, with the challenge of handling the press contacts and PR for Stellantis at the Brussels Motor Show 100th edition, which was organized again after disappearing for two years during the corona crisis. Being the Stand Manager for that motor show since 2018, it wasn’t an unfamiliar environment for him.

An old hand at Peugeot Belux

Blokland is an old hand at Peugeot Belux – later PSA and Stellantis –  as he started there in December 2001 in customer services, becoming the manager for the brand’s websites in Belgium and social media from 2006 to 2013.

Taking a different tack in 2013, he focussed on coaching and consulting of the dealer netwerk, becoming later Manager for the PSA Academy Belux for training sales staff until 2016. Then back to the social media and responsible for 360° Communication and Advertising, combining the job with that of Stand Manager of BMS until 2020.

From February 2022 to January 2023 he stepped up to the funcion of Marketing Director for the Peugeot brand within Stellantis Belux. He’s now joining the Board of Stellantis Belux as Director Communications, PR & Events for all brands: Peugeot, Citroën, Fiat, Opel, DS Automobiles, Jeep, Alfa Romeo, and Abarth.