Let’s get ready to play musical chairs for a moment… This news comes with the appointment of Harald Wester<\/a> as CEO of Alfa Romeo. In his new role, Wester replaces Sergio Cravero, who himself was recently promoted from the brand’s communications directorate to serve as a replacement for the departing Luca de Meo<\/a> who will change to a new role as head of product planning for the entire Fiat Group.<\/p>\n Wester, meanwhile, retains not only his roles as group chief technical officer, but also as CEO of both the Abarth and Maserati brands. As a result, we can expect to see a deeper level of collaboration between these performance-oriented brands within the expanding Fiat empire. Details in the press release after the jump.<\/p>\n [Source: Fiat]<\/p>\n Continue reading Fiat unites Maserati, Abarth, Alfa Romeo under one CEO<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Fiat unites Maserati, Abarth, Alfa Romeo under one CEO<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/1fe88_harald_wester.jpg\")
With the unification of Fiat<\/a> and Chrysler<\/a>, we’re been expecting major changes in the corporate structure of the two automakers and their various brands. Most recently, Lancia chief executive Olivier Francois was named head of the Chrysler division<\/a>, leading to reports that the two brands – similarly positioned in the sub-luxury premium segment – will be integrated into one unit<\/a>. Now similar reports place the Abarth<\/a>, Maserati<\/a> and Alfa Romeo<\/a> brands under common leadership.<\/p>\n<\/h6>\n