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Fortune
Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

Meet John Elkann, the enigmatic billionaire heir fighting to save Jeep parent Stellantis

John Elkann attends a Juventus football match (Credit: Image Photo Agency—Getty Images)

The automaking giant behind Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler has a new leader at the helm: John Elkann, heir to one of Europe’s storied industrial dynasties.

Elkann has finally stepped out from the background to assume control over Stellantis, for the first time ever running day-to-day operations at the world’s sixth largest auto group by vehicle sales.

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