Updated 2 p.m. — “That’s not true,” a Stellantis spokesman told Reuters when asked if Luca Maestri was being considered to become the carmaker’s new CEO. However, a tech background is a possibility, according to a source at the news agency. However, Luca Maestri has more of a financial background than a tech background. The search for the ideal CEO therefore continues for Stellantis.
Original article, 10 a.m. —Last Sunday evening, Carlos Tavares left his position at Stellantis, a year ahead of what he had announced a few months earlier. With immediate effect, his resignation created a shockwave, but Stellantis, through its president John Elkann, sought to reassure by announcing that a new CEO would be appointed in the first half of 2025. In the meantime, the role would revert to him, on an interim basis.
According to the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera, Stellantis would have a good idea of Carlos Tavares' successor. The Portuguese businessman who worked for Renault, Nissan, Peugeot and then Stellantis, could be replaced by the vice-president and financial director of Apple, the Italian Luca Maestri. A Luca who is not Luca de Meo, the director of Renault, and this despite the avalanche of questions from the press that the boss must have received these last two days.
Luca Maestri, an optimistic tech spirit
Luca Maestri joined Apple in 2013, under Tim Cook, after starting his career at General Motors and rising to prominence at Nokia Siemens Networks, then Xerox. At the Apple brand in Cupertino, Luca Maestri has always taken care of the company's finances, which despite more pronounced difficulties in 2024, have always known the blue skies of California. But this would be perfectly suited to an automotive group, in order to add a different culture to it, and a perhaps more tech-oriented vision.
Otherwise, other profiles could interest Stellantis President John Elkann. It could be Maxime Picat, head of purchasing and supply at Stellantis, or Antonio Filosa, head of the group's business in North America. Luca Maestri, if the Italian newspaper is right, will be able to access his new position at Stellantis only after having completed a notice period with Apple set for January 1st. At the end of last August, the man announced his future departure, explaining that he still wanted to stay in Cupertino.
Source: Corriere della Sera
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