Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa has completed his homework and redesigned a significantly revamped Stellantis Leadership Team (SLT) to face the tough challenges of the coming years. Filosa has now positioned his man (and women) where he wanted them.
“With these new appointments, we are promoting exceptional talent from inside and out to leadership roles as we prepare our business for future success. We are also sharpening our regional focus by allocating specific responsibility for our Asia-Pacific and Middle East & Africa organizations at the SLT level,” said Filosa.
Emanuele Cappellano is appointed Head of Enlarged Europe and European Brands, in addition to his current role leading Stellantis Pro One. Jean-Philippe Imparato will now focus full-time on driving performance improvements at Maserati, as CEO, and Stellantis & You, reporting to Cappellano.
Herlander Zola, currently Head of Commercial Operations Brazil and South America Light Commercial Vehicles, is appointed Head of the South America region, succeeding Cappellano. Samir Cherfan joins the SLT, maintaining his responsibilities as Head of Middle East & Africa and Micromobility.
Grégoire Olivier, currently Head of China Strategy, has been appointed Head of the China and Asia-Pacific region and a SLT member. Francesco Ciancia will rejoin Stellantis from Mercedes-Benz as Global Head of Manufacturing on November 1. On that date, Arnaud Deboeuf will leave the Company to pursue other opportunities. Ralph Gilles, finally, joins the SLT as Global Head of Design.
Philippe de Rovira, formerly Head of the joint Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Africa region, has left Stellantis to pursue new career endeavors, as previously announced in July.
Other SLT members already on board and remaining in their positions are: Davide Mele, Product Planning; Ned Curic, Product Development & Technology; Sébastien Jacquet, Quality; Monica Genovese, Purchasing; Scott Thiele, Supply Chain; Joao Laranjo, Chief Financial Officer; Xavier Chéreau, Human Resources; and Clara Ingen-Housz, Corporate Affairs & Communications.
Ciancia, the prodigal son
Francesco Ciancia will rejoin the Company on November 1 as Global Head of Manufacturing and a member of the Stellantis Leadership Team (SLT). In 2022, the faithful Stellantis employee (since 2001) left for Mercedes-Benz, where he has served as Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans Operations in Stuttgart, Germany, successfully initiating the transformation of its production network.
Prior to joining Mercedes-Benz, Ciancia worked at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Stellantis with responsibilities including plant manager of the Kragujevac (Serbia) site, head of Manufacturing for Latin America, and head of Manufacturing for Maserati and Premium Brands for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa regions.
‘I’m delighted to welcome Francesco back to our ranks as a member of our Leadership Team. His new role as Head of Global Manufacturing will be critical to our future success, as we move relentlessly to take the consistency, efficiency, and competitiveness of our production processes worldwide to new levels,” commented Filosa.
