Stellantis, Antonio Filosa is the new CEO: chosen unanimously from the Board of Directors, that’s who the new manager is (who comes from Naples)

Antonio Filosa, as anticipated by Corriere della Sera on newsstands, is the new CEO of Stellantis. The rumors collected have been confirmed and the Automotive Group Council, Wednesday morning, has approved the appointment of the Italian manager. Filosa was chosen unanimously, as the official note says, to drive the car house participated by Exor, Bpifrance and Peugeot.
The members of the board thus oriented themselves to converge on the name of the 52 -year -old manager of Neapolitan origins, currently responsible for the Americas of Stellantisthat is, of the market that drives the revenues and profits of the group.
Filosa takes the place of Carlos Tavareswho had resigned last first
December. At the time, an interim executive committee had been created,
led by the president of Stellantis John Elkann, for the management of activities. The company had immediately started the selection process of the new CEO, threw internal and external applications, and had always said that the appointment would arrive within the first half.

Filosa in office from June 23: « Recognized leadership qualities »

Filosa will take the office from 23 June. An extraordinary shareholders’ meeting will be convened. The Board of Directors chose it for « his proven
experience matured in over 25 years of activity in the car sector, of its vast experience all over the world, of unparalleled knowledge of the company and the recognized qualities of leadership ».

Vagliati candidates

Filosa’s choice comes at the end of a long selection process conducted by the established committee After the abrupt exit of Carlos Tavares And led by the president of the group, John Elkann. During the process, more internal and external candidate would have been examined, including the head of the purchases of Stellantis, Maxime Picat, the former CEO Mike Manley and the number of Hyundai, Jose Munoz. In the end the choice of the committee fell on Filosa who knows the « machine » of Stellantis well.

Filosa’s career

Graduated in Engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan, Filosa entered Fiat in 1999 And over the years the hierarchies of the group has climbed which, in the meantime, has turned first into FCA with the purchase of Chrysler and then into Stellantis after the merger with Peugeot. Filosa has guided the activities of the manufacturer in South America for yearsleading him to conquer a pre -eminent position in Brazil and Argentina. In 2023, therefore, the manager went to the helm of Jeep, raising the brand’s fate on the North American market.

Responsibility in the USA

Strong of these experiences, In October 2024 Filosa was headed by American activities and local brandswith the main mission of re -establishing relations with US suppliers, unions and dealers, frayed by years of clashes with Tavares. The Italian manager managed to restore relations and began to dispose of the stocks of unsold cars in the USA.

The difficulties of Stellantis

If his appointment to CEO is confirmed, Filosa will have to face a complex phase for the car industry and for Stellantis. Last year the company’s revenues fell 17% to 156.9 billion and profits collapsed by 70% to 5.5 billion. TOThe company difficulties added the unknowns linked to the duties imposed by Trump on the imports of cars and components in the United Stateswhich risk accelerating the divergence between the American car industry and the rest of the world, breaking the global car supply chain.

The impact of duties

Stellantis reacted, announcing a 5 billion plan in the USA, but Due to the uncertainty about the impact of commercial barriers, the group suspended any budget forecast for 2025. Filosa will have the task of facing these unknowns, also taking care of relations with Italian, French and American governments, all very attentive to the group’s investment choices.