Mike Manley has been immediately granted “all the powers of CEO” of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. In a statement, FCA said its Board of Directors made this decision “in order to provide for his full authority and operational continuity for the company.” Manley, who has been at the helm of Jeep since 2009 and Ram since 2015, is expected to be named an executive director for FCA after the next shareholder’s meeting.
In a similar statement, Ferrari said it had “named John Elkann as Chairman and will propose to Shareholders, at a meeting to be called in the coming days, that Louis C. Camilleri be named as CEO.”
CNH Industrial, a company that makes trucks, agricultural, and industrial equipment and which Marchionne also chairs, named Suzanna Heywood, as his replacement.
Sergio Marchionne, who had served as CEO of both FCA and Ferrari, suffered “unexpected complications” as he was recovering from surgery performed earlier this month. FCA’s statement adds that these complications “have worsened significantly in recent hours.”
Marchionne, credited with rescuing Fiat and Chrysler from bankruptcy since taking the wheel at the Italian carmaker in 2004, had been due to step down as the head of Fiat Chrysler next April. His internal successor had yet to be named. Marchionne had previously said he planned to stay on as Ferrari Chairman and CEO until 2021.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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