Michael Manley, often known as Mike Manley (born 6 March 1964) is an English businessman and current CEO of American automotive retailer

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. He previously served as managing director of the North American operations of

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. In 2018 Manley was appointed as CEO of

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(FCA), following the announcement that previous CEO Sergio Marchionne would step down for health reasons.

Career

Manley was educated as an engineer and started his career as a trainee at car financing company Swan National. He continued his career by working at

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and

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dealerships, before moving on to Lex Autosales car dealerships.Auto Express
Mike Manley replaces Sergio Marchionne as boss of Fiat Chrysler , Auto Express
accessdate: 22. July 2018 In 2000, Lex Autosales was bought by

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UK,Citywire
Lex sells autosales division for £17.95m - Citywire
accessdate: 22. July 2018 and Manley was appointed director of Network Development for DaimlerChrysler UK. He was transferred to the

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in 2003. In 2008, Mr. Manley became Executive Vice-President of planning and sales for Chrysler followed by COO for the Asia region and then in 2009, he became the CEO of the

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division, a position which he held with FCA since the merger with Fiat, with the addition of becoming responsible for

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. On 21 July 2018 Manley was appointed CEO of FCA, as Sergio Marchionne stepped down for medical reasons.Bloomberg
Fiat Names Jeep Chief Manley to Replace Ailing CEO Marchionne - Bloomberg
accessdate: 22. July 2018 In December 2020 it was announced that Manley will lead the North American operations of

, once the FCA- PSA merger is finalized. He left Stellantis in September 2021 and starting November 2021 Manley began to serve as CEO of

of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He also joined the board of the Stellantis Foundation, which manages the charity activities of Stellantis.

Awards and honours

* Automotive Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Citation 2016 *

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Hall of Fame 2016Auto Express
Hall of Fame 2016: Mike Manley , Auto Express
accessdate: 22. July 2018 * 2016 Detroit Free Press Automotive Difference Maker Award2016 Detroit Free Press Automotive Difference Maker awards winners
2016 Detroit Free Press Automotive Difference Maker awards winners
accessdate: 22. July 2018

References

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