Stellantis has announced a raft of changes to the Stellantis Leadership Team (SLT).
The management changes come as the company struggles to turn itself around after its decline in the US market and the impact of US import tariffs this year. Stellantis lost $2.7 billion (€2.3 billion) in the first six months of 2025. Last month, the company said it will pause production later this year at two of its European plants.
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa was appointed earlier this year. Carlos Tavares resigned from the CEO post at the end of last year as the company’s troubles mounted.
The latest Stellantis changes:
Francesco Ciancia will rejoin Stellantis from Mercedes-Benz as Global Head of Manufacturing on November 1 (see more detail below). On that date, Arnaud Deboeuf will leave the company to pursue other opportunities.
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, is appointed Head of the China and Asia-Pacific region and SLT member.
Ralph Gilles joins the SLT as Global Head of Design.
Philippe de Rovira, formerly Head of the joint Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa region, leaves Stellantis to pursue new career endeavours.
“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 CEO Antonio Filosa.
“We are delighted we will continue to benefit from Jean-Philippe’s expertise in his new role. Our thanks go to Arnaud and Philippe for their contributions over the years and we wish them the best in their future endeavors,” added Filosa.
Below is the updated composition of the Stellantis Leadership Team (SLT):
- Antonio Filosa, CEO and North America & American Brands.
- Emanuele Cappellano, Enlarged Europe, European Brands & Stellantis Pro One.
- Herlander Zola, South America.
- Samir Cherfan, Middle East & Africa and Micromobility.
- Grégoire Olivier, China and Asia-Pacific.
- Davide Mele, Product Planning.
- Ned Curic, Product Development & Technology.
- Sébastien Jacquet, Quality.
- Monica Genovese, Purchasing.
- Scott Thiele, Supply Chain.
- Francesco Ciancia, Manufacturing (starting on November 1st).
- Joao Laranjo, Chief Financial Officer.
- Xavier Chéreau, Human Resources.
- Clara Ingen-Housz, Corporate Affairs & Communications.
- Ralph Gilles, Design.
Key manufacturing appointment
Francesco Ciancia will rejoin Stellantis on November 1 as Global Head of Manufacturing and a member of the Stellantis Leadership Team (SLT).
Stellantis said Ciancia has gained over two decades of global leadership experience in manufacturing engineering, plant management and lean production system application.
He rejoins Stellantis from 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 in 2022, Ciancia worked at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Stellantis starting in 2001, 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 and Middle East and Africa regions.
“I’m delighted to welcome Francesco back to our ranks and 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 said Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa.
“I’m excited and energized to rejoin Stellantis and contribute to this new momentum,” said Ciancia. “Manufacturing is at the heart of the Company’s operations, and I look forward to working with the teams around the world to seize the improvement opportunities we have ahead of us.”
