Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares describes how he instilled startup speed in a 'dinosaur'

Tavares March 2022 3.jpg — "We have been dealing with many startups and tech companies and I can tell you that Stellantis’ decision-making speed is the same as theirs, despite many people seeing us as a sort of dinosaur," CEO Carlos Tavares said.

March 08, 2022 05:00 AM

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says after 41 years in the industry he is now considered the wise man in the room. That wisdom and experience convinced him that to make the combined pieces of PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles a success he needed to empower and energize the entire workforce.

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