Stellantis, because with Filosa the style will change: the beginnings with Marchionne, the career (and the smile)

Another Italian returns to the head of the Stellantis group, seven years after the death of Sergio Marchionne, The choice was to entrust the reins of the company to Antonio Filosa. A story entirely internal to society, since its entry, his. A « home » manager was chosen, a profound connoisseur of the company and, With its promotion we will have to attend a real change of style, A turn at 180 degrees. Filosa is of Neapolitan origins, was born in Castellamare di Stabia, but with long past in Puglia, 51 years old, a former water polo player, a fluent English speaks, preserving a distinct Italian accent, with a determined character thanks to the formation at the Polytechnic of Milan (he graduated in mechanical engineering) but at the same time expansive and caring.

Leather jacket, dark glasses that cover a light look, brown hair, combed backwards, shirt never sketched up to the neck, smiling and warm, the exact opposite of those who preceded him. In the letter he wrote to all the employees of the world he says « I consider it a privilege because together we will begin an exciting new chapter of our history ». He entered Fiat in 1999Afterwards he was part of Marchionne’s team when he arrived at the commands, taking care of the North and South America, crucial for the group, the regions that made him grow most, so much so that he was considered, on site, a star, where he led the Fiat brand to be a leader, also developing the Peugeot, Citroën and Jeep brands.

Just this last brand of which he became CEO at the end of 2023, after the construction of the Pernambuco plant, In Brazil, where he met his wife (they have two children), sI is imposed in the country so much that it becomes its first market, after the United States, with Fiat also ascent of ten points of altitude, increasing the turnover at the same time. « I have this company in the blood – Filosa wanted to specify – and I could not be more proud of the opportunity that I was given to work with all of you, in every region, assuming this role, at your service, for Stellantis ».

Has been able to mend relationships With the dealers, suppliers, unions, dissatisfied with the very tense relations with Carlos Tavares. The experience on the American continent, together with Canada and Mexico, was certainly one of the main reasons for the choice made by John Elkann, the Executive Chairman, who wants to find trust and unity within society, values ​​that Filosa knows how to manage with skill, thanks to the relationship and empathy that knows how to establish with people. A strategic move therefore to revitalize the corporate strategy, at his departure all employees made him pay homage by creating a catwalk of honor as a sign of respect, to thank him for an accessible and collaborative style.

Filosa will be effective from 23 June nexttime to form his managerial team and to further develop the European bases. Filosa is not afraid of turbulence, he is an action man, he knows how to face the rapid process of electrification and Chinese competition, it shows it by personally guiding a jeep with V8 engine, whose production will resume right in the USA.