Stellantis appoints Antonio Filosa as new CEO from June
After months of searching and analysing both internal and external candidates, Stellantis announced the selection of Carlos Tavares' successor. Antonio Filosa was unanimously chosen by the board as the new CEO of the company.
Filosa, a 51-year-old Italian born in Naples, began his career with the Fiat Group in 1999. Over the years, he has held key roles, including the position of plant manager in Betim, Brazil. Between 2016 and 2018, he managed FCA operations in Argentina, and in March 2018, he became the COO of FCA in the Latin America region.
After the merger of PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler in 2021, which led to the creation of Stellantis, Filosa took on the role of COO for South America. He played a key role in establishing Brazil as Jeep's largest market outside the United States. In 2023, he became the global CEO of Jeep, and a year later, he was appointed COO for the Americas, where he persuaded Tim Kuniskis to return and take over the leadership of the Ram brand.
At the beginning of 2025, he stepped down as the global head of Jeep to make way for Bob Broderdorf. In February, he took on the role of Director of Quality, and now he will become the head of the entire company.
Filosa will take up the position on 23rd June. At that time, we will also learn the rest of the new management team. A shareholders' general meeting is planned in the coming days. John Elkann, who temporarily led Stellantis, will remain as the chairman of the company's supervisory board and will continue to fulfil this role at Ferrari.
