Gianni Coda assumes responsibility for Fiat Group Purchasing, the newly-created department to which purchasing activities of FGA, Iveco, CNH, Fiat Powertrain Technologies and Fast Buyer will report.

Gianni Coda assumes responsibility for Fiat Group Purchasing, the newly-created department to which purchasing activities of Fiat Group Automobiles, Iveco, CNH, Fiat Powertrain Technologies and Fast Buyer will report.

Consistent with the objectives of the various Fiat Group Sectors, Fiat Group Purchasing will be in charge of defining, managing and homogenising specific purchasing activities.

This new department will therefore organize purchasing strategies and ensure the highest level of integration among the various Fiat Group companies as well as the strengthening of partnerships with suppliers in its specific field. It will also follow the development of vendor companies through the definition of common working methods and processes so as to guarantee an adequate support to the alliance strategies of the Fiat Group.

Gianni Coda, was born in Azeglio (Turin), and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He joined the Fiat Group in 1979, where he held positions of growing responsibility in various Sectors, such as Fiat Allis, New Holland and Fiat Ferroviaria. In 1999 he took on responsibility for Fiat Auto in Latin America and in 2002 he was appointed head of the Fiat-Lancia Business Unit. In 2004 he was appointed Head of Purchasing at the Automobiles Sector and in 2006 he became Head of Group Purchasing Coordination at Fiat S.p.A.