Stellantis is mending relationships in the wake of Carlos Tavares’ stormy leadership, which has brought incredible profits but also severely damaged relationships with unions, traders, politicians and suppliers.
“These are areas where I clearly think we need to rebuild trust,” Doug Osterman, Stellantis’ chief financial officer, said at a banking conference in December.
The multinational giant’s interim leadership, headed by Fiat heir John Elkann, spent much of December on a peace mission following Tavares’ surprise departure at the beginning of the month.