Nicola Dobson is named Managing Director of Peugeot and Giuseppe Cava MD of Fiat in a range of Stellantis executive changes
THE Stellantis Group has appointed Nicola Dobson as Managing Director of Peugeot and Giuseppe Cava as Managing Director for Fiat, Fiat Professional & Abarth. Both report to Eurig Druce, Group Managing Director, with the appointments effective immediately.
Business and French graduate Nicola Dobson was most recently Pre-owned Director for Stellantis UK and prior to that was Marketing Director for the Citroen brand. Nicola also has wide experience in product management and sales. She replaces Eurig Druce as MD of Peugeot.
Giuseppe Cava has been a Fiat lifer since joining the Stellantis group in 2018, having previously lived, studied and worked in the UK, Spain and Germany. Giuseppe was most recently UK Marketing Director for Fiat & Abarth and replaces Damien Dally who now focuses solely on Leapmotor as Brand Director for the UK. Leapmotor is the joint venture between Stellantis and Chinese brand Leapmotor.
Other senior management changes announced by Stellantis include new B2B director Tom Ray who joined the group in 2004 and offers extensive experience, having held various sales roles across Stellantis &You and the broader Stellantis group.
Tom’s previous positions include General Manager and Regional Operations director at Stellantis &You, Head of Regional Operations at Peugeot and, most recently, B2B Operations Director at Stellantis. In his new role, Ray will oversee B2B sales across all channels for Stellantis UK Brands.
Meanwhile, Nick Richards replaces Dobson as Director for Pre-Owned Vehicles. A graduate trainee with the group in 1993, Nick was most recently
“I would like to warmly congratulate Nicola, Giuseppe, Nick, Tom and Damien on their new roles. I’m delighted to be able to build from the talent within our group and I wish them every success in delivering our Dare Forward 2030 commitments, working alongside our highly valued retailer partners.”
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