Stellantis rejigs management structure following Tavares resignation

Stellantis has reshuffled its global management structure after Carlos Tavares quit as chief executive at the end of 2024.

Linda Jackson has made the decision to retire, with Alain Favey appointed to take over to lead the Peugeot brand.

Meanwhile Bob Broderdorf has been appointed to lead the Jeep brand, while Xavier Peugeot will lead DS Automobiles.

Anne Abboud has also been appointed to lead Stellantis Pro One commercial vehicles unit.

Antonio Filosa, North America chief operating officer, now takes on the additional responsibility for global leadership of quality.

Stellantis has created a new marketing office as part of these changes, led by Olivier François, regrouping the brand marketers “to better support the brands, in particular through its advertising, global events and sponsorships”.

Stellantis chairman John Elkann said: “Building on the changes made in December, today’s announcements will further simplify our organization and increase our local agility and rigor of execution. 

“We look forward to driving growth by providing our customers with an even larger choice of great combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles.”

Stellantis said the process to appoint a successor to Tavares is “well underway” and is expected to be concluded before the end of June.

Boardroom clashes at Stellantis, which owns a portfolio of brands from Alfa Romeo and Citroen to Peugeot and Vauxhall, led to Tavares offering his resignation at the end of December 2024.

Tavares led an efficiency and profit-seeking drive at the group since it was formed in 2021 by the merger of PSA Group and FCA, however its sales volume has declined and the group has received some criticism for not producing more affordable models.

Tavares came under criticism earlier in 2024 after Stellantis issued a profit warning for its annual results, mostly blaming slow sales and bloating inventories in its key North American market.