Stellantis leverages its management organisation
Christian Fernsby | Amsterdam, Netherlands | November 1, 2024
Stellantis, an automaker, announced targeted management changes.
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 subject to a further announcement.
Previously, he served as COO for South America.
He joined the Fiat Group in 1999 where he assumed roles of increasing responsibility, including plant manager of the Betim facility (Brazil) and Head of Purchasing for the Latin America region.
Mr. Filosa also served as the Head of Argentina as well as the Head of Alfa Romeo and Maserati brands for the Latin America region, positions he held from 2016 and 2018, respectively.
He served as COO for FCA’s Latin America region and was a member of the FCA Group Executive Council from March 2018.
Mr. Filosa holds a master’s degree in engineering from Politecnico di Milano (Italy).
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.
Previously, Mr. Imparato served as Brand CEO of Alfa Romeo.
He built a 30-year career path at Groupe PSA, mainly focused on sales, quality and retail activities.
Having pursued a literary education followed by business school training (GEM 1988), he spent a first decade working, alternately for Peugeot and Citroën, in Field Sales Management activities on French battlegrounds.
Doug Ostermann is appointed Chief Financial Officer succeeding Natalie Knight who will leave the Company.
Mr. Ostermann 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.
He has wide-ranging experience in the automotive industry as well as in P&L management and finance.
Mr. Ostermann began his career at General Motors in the product planning staff and went on to hold various positions in marketing, advertising, brand management and field sales in the US and later at Opel in Germany.
After returning to the United States, he held various positions at the New York Treasurer’s Office at General Motors through early 2004.
Mr. Ostermann holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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.
The Company also confirmed that the formal process to identify a successor to Carlos Tavares, when he retires at the conclusion of his CEO term in early 2026 is already under way. ■
Previously, he served as COO for South America.
He joined the Fiat Group in 1999 where he assumed roles of increasing responsibility, including plant manager of the Betim facility (Brazil) and Head of Purchasing for the Latin America region.
Mr. Filosa also served as the Head of Argentina as well as the Head of Alfa Romeo and Maserati brands for the Latin America region, positions he held from 2016 and 2018, respectively.
He served as COO for FCA’s Latin America region and was a member of the FCA Group Executive Council from March 2018.
Mr. Filosa holds a master’s degree in engineering from Politecnico di Milano (Italy).
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.
Previously, Mr. Imparato served as Brand CEO of Alfa Romeo.
He built a 30-year career path at Groupe PSA, mainly focused on sales, quality and retail activities.
Having pursued a literary education followed by business school training (GEM 1988), he spent a first decade working, alternately for Peugeot and Citroën, in Field Sales Management activities on French battlegrounds.
Doug Ostermann is appointed Chief Financial Officer succeeding Natalie Knight who will leave the Company.
Mr. Ostermann 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.
He has wide-ranging experience in the automotive industry as well as in P&L management and finance.
Mr. Ostermann began his career at General Motors in the product planning staff and went on to hold various positions in marketing, advertising, brand management and field sales in the US and later at Opel in Germany.
After returning to the United States, he held various positions at the New York Treasurer’s Office at General Motors through early 2004.
Mr. Ostermann holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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.
The Company also confirmed that the formal process to identify a successor to Carlos Tavares, when he retires at the conclusion of his CEO term in early 2026 is already under way. ■
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