Updated Stellantis Leadership Team includes Scott Thiele as global supply chain lead, depature of Maxim Picat

Following his appointment as CEO last month, Antonio Filosa has revealed his changes to SLT, which the company reports as happening “effective immediately”. The change includes an important appointment for the carmaker’s global supply chain management, which will now be led by Scott Thiele. Maxim Picat, who previously led purchasing and supply chain and had been tipped as a potential CEO, has left the carmaker.

The SLT refresh follows a period of transition for Stellantis’ C-Suite that saw Filosa replace previous CEO Carlos Tavares following his resignation in December. Financially, the OEM reported a 17% drop in net revenue and a 70% drop in net profit for FY24, as well as an 18% drop in inventory. According to the company’s April 2025 earnings report, Q1 saw a 14% drop in net revenue compared to Q1 2024 due to “lower shipment volumes, as well as unfavourable mix and pricing”.

In announcing the changes, Filosa expressed optimism: “We all share an immense pride in our history and a constant dedication to building our future together, and in close collaboration with our dealers, suppliers, partners and communities. With the talent and passion of this team, we will harness our multiple strengths to make Stellantis one of the winners in this next era for our Company and our industry.”

The supply chain stands alone 

Part of the executive changeover in the latter half of 2024 saw Stellantis’ supply chain and logistics organisation detach from the purchasing division and fall under the remit of chief manufacturing officer Arnaud Deboeuf. At the time, the company reported the change was to “drive simplification” and “enhance organisational performance” in the face of a “turbulent global environment.”

Before the change, supply chain management (SCM) had been combined with purchasing and procurement. Maxime Picat ran the department as chief purchasing and supply chain officer, and oversaw SCM functions including inbound and outbound logistics, as well as overall supply chain planning – alongside other purchasing activities. The latest reshuffle revealed that Picat has now left Stellantis. 

Speaking to Automotive Logistics last February, Picat outlined the strong relationship between the two departments allowed for “excellent collaboration”. The cross-functional approach allowed Picant and his team to “consider supplier-based and technical solutions to ensure competition and resilience”. This approach, he said, helped mitigate disruption across the supply chain as it gave the team an understanding of the “minimum level of control” needed and how to optimise up from there.

Now, Scott Thiele has been appointed as head of supply chain, suggesting that the function will now stand as its own division. Stellantis has historic precedent for this set-up, as supply chain used to be its own division at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA).

Thiele joined FCA in 2007 as director of metallic components purchasing, and has remained at the automaker in variety of similar roles since then. He was chief purchasing officer at FCA from 2016-2018 and VP of North America purchasing and supply chain from 2019-2020. Since the formation of Stellantis, he has held several SVP positions including North America portfolio planning and strategic technology partnerships. Most recently, he was SVP of North America commercial performance, cost, and supply chain.

With Picat’s exit, Monica Genovese takes over as head of purchasing. Genovese is a three-decade veteran of Stellantis, first joining Fiat in its manufacturing department in 1995. Before the appointment to head of purchasing, she has held several other high-level purchasing positions, including global head of powertrain purchasing, global head of chassis and adaptation purchasing, and head of EMEA purchasing.

Filosa’s move of placing SCM as its own key function comes at a time of increased turbulence for the auto logistics sector. Companies across the board are facing increased pressure from the likes of tariffs, rare earth mineral shortages and more.