Stellantis makes changes to UK senior management team

Stellantis has announced a series of changes to its UK senior management team which will take immediate effect.

Nicola Dobson is appointed as Peugeot managing director, Giuseppe Cava as managing director for Fiat, Fiat Professional and Abarth, Nick Richards as pre-owned vehicles director and Tom Ray as B2B director.  

All will report to Eurig Druce, group managing director.

Ray joined the group in 2004 and offers extensive experience, having held various sales roles across Stellantis &You and the broader Stellantis group. 

His 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.

Cava (pictured below) joined the Stellantis group in 2018, having previously lived, studied and worked in the UK, Spain and Germany. 

He was most recently UK marketing director for Fiat and Abarth and replaces Damien Dally who now focuses solely on Leapmotor as brand director for the UK.

Business and French graduate Dobson was most recently pre-owned director for Stellantis UK and has also held a wide variety of roles in aftersales, distribution, sales and marketing.  

Richards, who replaces Dobson as director for pre-owned vehicles, started as a graduate trainee with the group in 1993 and, most recently, was responsible for UK network development for Stellantis. 

Druce, group managing director, said: “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.”