Christian Meunier is a French-American businessman who has been Chairman of

Nissan is a Japanese multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the ''Nissan'' and ''Infiniti'' brands, and formerly the ''Datsun'' brand, with in-house ...

Americas since January 2025. He previously served as CEO of

Jeep Jeep is an American automobile brand, now owned by multi-national corporation Stellantis. Jeep has been part of Chrysler since 1987, when Chrysler acquired the Jeep brand, along with other assets, from its previous owner, American Motors Co ...

and held executive roles at

and

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Biography

Education and personal life

Christian Meunier was born in May 1967. He graduated from

EDHEC Business School The École des Hautes Études Commerciales du Nord, commonly known as EDHEC Business School or simply EDHEC, is a French business school and ''grande école'' founded in 1906. It has campuses in Lille, Nice, and Paris, as well as in the United Ki ...

in France. He holds both French and American citizenship, and is the father of three children.

Professional career

Christian Meunier began his career in the automotive sector at Ford and later held senior roles at

Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to simply as Mercedes and occasionally as Benz, is a German automotive brand that was founded in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz Group, established in 2019) is based in Stuttgart, ...

and

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in France. He joined

in 2002, where he held various global and regional leadership roles, including overseeing sales and marketing in Europe and Canada. In January 2019, Meunier was appointed Chairman of

. In May 2019, he was named Global President of

before becoming its CEO in 2021. During his tenure, Jeep developed its hybrid offering and experimented with self-driving technology. He oversaw the electrification of Jeep's product line, including the launch of the Wrangler 4xe and the development of the Jeep Recon and Wagoneer S. In May 2024, Meunier stepped down from his role as CEO of Jeep after three years. He was succeeded by

Antonio Filosa Antonio Filosa (born June 26, 1973) is an Italian business executive who begins serving as the chief executive officer of the automotive group Stellantis on June 23, 2025, succeeding Carlos Tavares. He previously held leadership roles at Fiat, ...

. He became Chairman of Nissan Americas in January 2025.

References

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