General Motors’ crosstown rival Stellantis recently announced that Carlos Zarlenga has joined the company as president – Mexico. Zarlenga previously served as GM South America President and CEO. Zarlenga assumed his new position at Stellantis on September 1st, 2022, reporting to Mark Stewart, North America COO.
Carlos Zarlenga
Zarlenga resigned as GM South America President and CEO late in August of 2021. Zarlenga’s departure forced GM to initiate a leadership transition in its South American operations, with GM South American CFO Roberto Martin taking over in the interim prior to GM naming Santiago Chamorro as Zarlenga’s successor.
“Together with his well-rounded leadership skills, Carlos’ experience in different markets led him to achieve remarkable results, including a turnaround in South America,” said Mark Stewart. “We look forward to having Carlos join our leadership team as we continue to transform our company into a sustainably mobility tech company.”
Meanwhile, Stellantis vice president – head of Mexico, Bruno Cattori, announced his intention to retire, effective at the end of the month.
Carlos Zarlenga
Zarlenga previously held a 9-year career at General Motors, most recently as GM South America President and CEO, a position he held since April of 2019. As GM South America President and CEO, Zarlenga was tasked with putting an end to operating losses for GM’s South American division. Zarlenga previously served as GM South America CFO between 2013 and 2017, as well as GM Mercosur President between 2017 and 2019.
During his tenure at GM, Zarlenga successfully executed the 2014-2019 investment plan which renewed GM’s product portfolio and elevated Chevrolet to be the best-selling brand in Brazil since the 2015 calendar year. What’s more, Zarlenga helped GM to land a series of tax incentives from the state of Sao Paulo, eventually leading to GM investing $2.65 billion into two Brazilian plants, including the GM São Caetano do Sul plant, and the GM São José dos Campos plant.
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