The Ram model is getting a brand new chief.

Stellantis on Tuesday mentioned Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis will even be Ram’s CEO beginning July 1. He replaces Mike Koval Jr., who will head the Mopar North America elements unit as a substitute.

The change in management for Ram, which is Stellantis’ second-largest U.S. model after Jeep, comes because it prepares to launch an electrical van this 12 months adopted by the electrical 1500 REV pickup in 2024.

The strikes are a part of a shuffle that includes a number of different Stellantis executives as nicely.

“These adjustments show that the variety of expertise and expertise inside Stellantis’ Prime Govt Staff make it doable to adapt our management workforce to handle the difficult enterprise atmosphere whereas persevering with the success story that this workforce has constructed over the previous two and a half years with the targeted execution of the Dare Ahead 2030 strategic plan,” Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares mentioned in a press release.

Olivier Francois, the automaker’s international CMO and Fiat model CEO, will widen his scope of obligations and is being appointed CEO of DS Cars.

Stellantis mentioned Ned Curic, at the moment chief know-how officer, will lengthen his obligations to incorporate R&D and can develop into chief engineering and know-how officer. Curic is changing Harald Wester, who’s retiring.

The automaker mentioned Curic’s added accountability “will drive the continued transformation of Stellantis right into a sustainable mobility tech firm by making certain alignment between strategic imaginative and prescient and challenge implementation of the Stellantis R&D perform.” Sebastien Jacquet is being appointed deputy, liable for tasks and cross automotive traces.

Beatrice Foucher, DS Cars CEO, is being appointed chief planning officer, changing Olivier Bourges. Bourges will develop into international company workplace and public affairs officer.

The automaker mentioned Giorgio Fossati, as basic counsel, “will strengthen his contribution to the authorized exercise in an much more demanding regulatory context of the automotive trade, whereas persevering with to efficiently help the Firm’s environment friendly governance along with his invaluable help to the Board of Administrators.”

Silvia Vernetti, at the moment head of the worldwide company workplace, is appointed head of world company planning, reporting to Foucher.

These strikes observe the reshuffling of the automaker’s design workforce final week.