Marchionne to succeed Felisa as Ferrari CEO

Reuters

Published May 02, 2016 09:56AM ET

Marchionne to succeed Felisa as Ferrari CEO

MILAN (Reuters) - Ferrari (MI:RACE) Chairman Sergio Marchionne will also become the luxury carmaker's chief executive after Amedeo Felisa's decision to retire, the company said in a statement on Monday.

Felisa's departure was expected for months after sources told Reuters last August that the executive born in 1946 was getting ready to retire. Felisa, who previously headed product development at Alfa Romeo, joined Ferrari in 1990 and became its CEO in 2008.