AUBURN
HILLS, Mich., June 1, 2023
/PRNewswire/ --
- Vince Galante to head
Jeep® Exterior Design
- Ryan Nagode to lead Interior
Design
- Leandro Pinto to head Global
User Experience
Stellantis today announced the following appointments within the
product design office executive leadership team, effective
immediately.
Vince Galante, Vice President
- Jeep® Exterior Design
Vince Galante is appointed vice
president of Jeep exterior design reporting to Chief Design Officer
Ralph Gilles. Galante will be
responsible for all exterior design activities for the Jeep and
Wagoneer by Jeep vehicle lineups.
Since joining the company in 2005, Galante has held a variety of
positions of increasing responsibility and has been responsible for
interior and exterior design, global UX, management and execution
of various products and programs, including the Uconnect platform,
Grand Wagoneer Concept, and the Airflow Vision Concept. Galante
received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in transportation design from the
College for Creative Studies and an
executive MBA from Michigan State University.
During his career, Galante spent 12 years in the Jeep design
studio working under former Head of Jeep Design Mark Allen, who
announced his retirement from the company after 30 years.
Ryan Nagode, Vice President -
Interior Design
Ryan Nagode is appointed vice
president of interior design reporting to Gilles. In this position,
Nagode will lead the interior design direction for Chrysler, Dodge,
Jeep, Ram Truck and Wagoneer by Jeep brand vehicles, ensuring a
cohesive and consistent interior design language representative of
each brand and its heritage.
Since first joining the company in 2003 as a product designer,
Nagode has helped to create numerous high-profile vehicles. Most
recently, he led the interior design for the all-new Ram 1500
Revolution battery-electric vehicle concept and the all-new,
all-electric 2025 Ram 1500 REV, the first battery-electric
light-duty pickup truck from Ram Truck. Nagode earned a Bachelor of
Fine Arts in Industrial Design from the Cleveland Institute of
Art.
Leandro Pinto, Vice President
- Global User Experience
Leandro Pinto is appointed vice
president responsible for global UX, reporting to Gilles with a
matrix to Chief Design Officer Jean Pierre
Ploue for the North American and European brands,
respectively. Pinto will be responsible for global design
development, coordination, and alignment of Stellantis' user
experience and Uconnect platform.
Pinto joined Stellantis South America in 2019 leading the UX
design team, eventually relocating to France in 2022 to work on regional and global
programs. He earned an MBA from the Berlin School of Creative
Leadership in association with Steinbeis University and has also
studied at the University of Bologna in Italy, the University of Technology Sydney in
Australia, and the Miami Ad School
in São Paulo.
"Vince, Ryan and Leandro will bring their own unique
perspective, imagination and innovation to these roles as we move
toward an electrified future," said Gilles. "We're fortunate to
have such proven and amazing talent inside our design
office."
"I would also like to thank Mark
Allen for his indelible contributions to the Jeep, Dodge and
Ram Truck brands. I hope that when he looks back on his career, he
feels the way we do, which is gratification for the legacy he
helped to create that will be enjoyed by the world for years to
come."
Stellantis North America
Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) is one of the world's leading automakers
and a mobility provider. In North America, it's best known for
producing and selling vehicles in a portfolio of iconic and
award-winning brands such as Jeep®, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Alfa
Romeo and Fiat. Powered by its diversity, Stellantis leads the
way the region and the world move – aspiring to become the greatest
sustainable mobility tech company, not the biggest, while creating
added value for all stakeholders as well as the communities in
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