STELLANTIS has appointed Antonio Filosa, who has been with the company for 25 years, as its new chief executive officer.

He succeeds Carlos Tavares who resigned in December 2024.

Stellantis said Mr Filosa was selected to be CEO based on his proven track record of hands-on success during his more than 25 years in the automotive industry, the depth and span of his experience around the world, his unrivalled knowledge of the company and his recognised leadership qualities.

Mr Filosa has led Stellantis in both North and South America. During his time as chief operating officer for South America, he took the Fiat brand to market leadership then significantly grew the Peugeot, Citroën, Ram, and Jeep brands.

Antonio Filosa

As a result, Stellantis increased its clear leadership in the region. Mr Filosa’s work on the creation of the Pernambuco plant, one of South America’s largest automotive hubs, launched Jeep in Brazil, which quickly became the brand’s leading market outside of the US.

While he was Jeep CEO, Mr Filosa expanded the brand’s global presence, including in Europe where its models continue to be best-sellers for the company due to the popularity of products such as the Avenger.

Mr Filosa was most recently promoted to the role of chief operating officer of Americas in December 2024.

Since his appointment, he has initiated the strengthening of the US operations, including by significantly reducing excessive dealer inventory, reorganizing the leadership team, driving the process of introducing new products and powertrains, and increasing dialogue with dealers, unions and suppliers.

John Elkann will continue in his role as executive chair when Mr Filosa takes up his CEO position on June 23. At that time, Mr Filosa will also announce Stellantis’ new leadership team.

Mr Filosa said: “It is my great honour to be named the CEO of this fantastic company.

“I have always been inspired by the immense talent, passion and commitment of our people at Stellantis and the power of trusting our teams to achieve excellence.

“We have the world’s best and most iconic brands in automotive history and an over 100-year heritage of innovation.

“That legacy, combined with our relentless dedication to giving our customers the products and services they love, will continue to be key to our success.”

Stellantis will now hold an extraordinary shareholder meeting for Mr Filosa to be elected to the board to serve as an executive director.

Meanwhile, to give him full authority and ensure an efficient transition, the board has granted him CEO powers effective June 23.