North American coach Stelantis appoints Antonio Veusa as a new executive

Auto giant Stelantis On Wednesday, he appointed the director of operations in North America, Antonio Velosa as a new executive head, as he ended a campaign for months to fill the company’s vacuum.

The multinational group, which has the names of families including Jeep, Dodge, FIAT, Chryler and Peugeot, said it will hold an extraordinary meeting for shareholders in the coming days to elect Filosa to the Board of Directors to work as an executive director.

Stellantis said that Velosa will take over the effective executive powers as of June 23. Carlos Tavares will succeed, who Unexpected In December, after a sharp drop in profit, decrease in sales and problems in the United States

“It is a great honor to protect the executive director of this wonderful company,” Felosa said in a statement.

Felosa, 25, of the company’s old warriors, has served as CEO of Jeep Brand before calling COO in North America in October 2024 and as a senior quality official in January this year.

Stelantis recently I mentioned 14 % erupted on an annual basis in the net revenues of the first quarter and withdrew its financial guidelines for the whole year due to uncertainty regarding the impact of US President Donald Trump’s policy.

It is expected that the uncertainty about commercial tariffs will significantly affect the automotive industry, especially given the high globalization of supply chains and strong dependence on manufacturing operations throughout North America.

Stelanetes said that John Elcan, who has led a temporary executive committee since the resignation of Tafaris, will continue in his role as CEO.

“Antonio’s deep understanding of our company, including its employees who look at it as our basic strength, and our industries are completely equipped with the role of the CEO in this next and critical stage of Stelantis’s development,” Elcan said.

Stelantis shares listed in Milan decreased by approximately 27 %.